Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batten (down)
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Failing the means test by filing too soon Filing too quickly is a mistake that can lock you into a less favorable outcome.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026 -
In order to apply AI to their often massive enterprises, big businesses need to lock in their data infrastructure.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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In the absence of whales, sucker fish avoid predators by seeking other large creatures to latch onto, including manta rays, dolphins and unlucky scuba divers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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This sent Teddy down a rabbit hole of Internet conspiracy theories that ultimately led to him latching onto the idea that Michelle is an alien-in-disguise from the Andromeda galaxy who was sent to Earth as part of a plot to wipe out humanity.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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Abrego Garcia’s lawyers further said the original removal order the government relies on, which was backdated to 2019, directs his deportation to El Salvador while simultaneously barring his removal to that country.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the service commitments, the complaint accuses HMM of conditioning access to space on the payment of peak season surcharges (PSS) and other extra-contractual fees—despite contract language that expressly barred such add-ons unless mutually agreed.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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There are glimpses of a backstage farce, with Nora trying to use a quickie with her married stage-manager lover (longtime Trier regular Anders Danielsen Lie) to quell a panic attack on opening night, then threatening to bolt.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Parsley leaves also turn bitter after bolting.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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The 2014 report, which included vivid descriptions of unresponsive prisoners after waterboarding and others chained from bars in stress positions for long periods of time, shocked many but did not move Cheney.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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This entire swap would have been a disaster of massive proportions had those two not remained chained together.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Contractors suggested drilling into the surface of the dome — built in the 1880s — to fasten sheets of plywood or other materials over the opening.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025
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The Legate gently declines Lucy by fastening her to a cross.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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Bowie has eyes shut behind pink shadow and corpse-like marble skin on the cover of Aladdin Sane, from 1973.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Although the closing date has yet to be determined, Nuccio’s in all likelihood will shut its gates sometime in April or May.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Black Apple closes Springdale taproom SPRINGDALE -- Black Apple Hard Cider has closed its taproom on East Emma Street, a company founder confirmed Tuesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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At West Ham, Nuno has aligned himself with a club where the problems run so much deeper than merely trying to prevent the chilly fingers of relegation from closing round their neck.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Batten (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batten%20%28down%29. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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