batten (down)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batten (down)
Verb
  • Hulu’s move to lock down Glaser’s next hour speaks to an ambitions to solidify its place as a major player in the stand-up space alongside Netflix.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Upload your full name, age, home address and current location to lock yourself into the DraftKings promo code.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The decision the Hornets made to photograph Knueppel, Ball and the high-scoring Brandon Miller together Monday was latched onto by a number of Hornets junkies as evidence that Charlotte has a big role in mind for him.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The following Sunday, Fulham’s Emile Smith Rowe equalised by latching onto a cross.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There’s nothing in the language of Proposition 50 that permanently bars future overrides.
    Laura Koval, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Drones are barred starting one hour before to one hour after the scheduled event.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cool-season planting keeps parsley from bolting, or going to seed quickly.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Only this time, the quarterback exploded through the line, followed a crushing lead block by Skattebo and bolting into the end zone.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Texas Roadhouse, which also operates casual dining chains Bubba’s 33 and Jaggers, is expected to report third-quarter results at the end of October.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In the bowels of the Guinness compound, Rafferty has chained the three men named by others as having left the gates open for the Brotherhood.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Anna fastened her meaning on Vronsky; Levin fastens his meaning on the land.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The brooch was eventually fastened to an even more extravagant necklace, featuring 16 Colombian emeralds set between diamond quatrefoils.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This isn’t about shutting doors.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But Wall Street economists largely believe the Fed will continue cutting rates at its meeting later this month even if the government remains shut.
    John Melloy, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On Thursday, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol sent a letter to announce that the coffee chain would be closing stores.
    Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2025
  • It’s also recommended to reserve a day pass online ahead of your visit, since the natural area closes when the parking lots become full.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Batten (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batten%20%28down%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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