Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batten (down)
Verb
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Its low deductible and month-to-month coverage are pluses, as well, since most warranty companies lock you into a multi-year contract.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025 -
If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Typically said when someone copies a trend, latches onto a friend's obsession, or just teases in a playful way.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
5 Sep. 2025
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That against-the-odds spirit is what the documentary crew latches onto as the thread tying their story together.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The departure of so many high earners will also have helped reduce the wage bill, but City’s two-part rebuild looks to have been more or less completed, barring one or two additions if injuries strike.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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There is nothing to choose between them, but there was a consistency, clinical edge and an abracadabra touch that made this performance the best Alcaraz has played in a major final, barring that 2024 demolition of Novak Djokovic on Centre Court.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cilantro is well adapted as a cool-season herb because the high temperatures of summer cause the plant to bolt and form a seed head.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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As a result, their best salespeople bolted and took jobs with their biggest competitor, Best Buy.—
Roberta Matuson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Thomas said her two dogs are sometimes allowed to walk around the yard but are otherwise chained in the back.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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In one of the most brutal sequences, Jaén is captured, chained, interrogated, and finally killed by being crushed under a car.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Remain in your vehicle with your seatbelt fastened.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Seatbelts should remain fastened whenever possible, even in calm skies.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Because on August 29, a federal appellate court shut the door on that doctrine.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Lisbon’s City Council shut operations of other streetcars and ordered immediate inspections.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Robco Transmission & Auto shop was closed at the time of the crash.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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But major indexes closed higher Monday, despite news of a weaker-than-expected jobs market in August.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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