battened

past tense of batten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for battened
Verb
  • Stay in your vehicle with your seatbelt fastened and wait for the storm to pass.
    Staff reports, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Seatbelts should remain fastened whenever possible, even in calm skies.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And in a world filled with junk content, where everyone is a wannabe influencer peddling their lifestyle and products, Tate’s a pretty good pick for learning how to live your life, said 21-year-old John Fitch, who spars at Betiss’ gym a few times a week.
    Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Right on time, Target dropped a Fall Outfit Storefront filled with sweaters, dresses, shoes, and bags that make getting dressed easy.
    Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During Christmas one year, when there was no money for a tree or decorations, mother and daughters taped leaves and pine cones to a paper cutout of a tree affixed to the living-room wall.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Banners and signs must be hand-held and may not obstruct the view of other guests or PHX Arena advertising signage or be temporarily or permanently affixed to the building structure.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These two hurricanes come after Hurricane Erin lashed North Carolina's Outer Banks with rough waves and coastal flooding last month.
    Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Some liberal commentators, however, have lashed out in response to the shooting, saying calls for prayer are tone deaf responses given the victims were inside a church.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • One of the two animals ended up with part of Hohl's head inside its mouth, with its jaws clamped around his cheek and skull, while the other clamped onto his left ankle.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Miami once again clamped up the Lions’ offense, leading to a 21-yard Jason Sanders field goal on the subsequent drive that pushed the Dolphins’ lead to 24-17.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The team behind the research noted that many of these genes are tied to developmental delay, which may have played a role in the slower pace of postnatal brain growth in humans compared to chimpanzees.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In this 2024 summer blockbuster, Miami's favorite bantering detectives go on a high-stakes mission to clear their late captain's name after he's wrongfully tied to a drug conspiracy.
    Emy LaCroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bill Skarsgård stars as Kiritsis, a societal outcast who feels he’s been screwed over by the powers that be.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • There's a channel that runs down the bottom of the down tube that the cables sit in, held in place by a plastic cover that's screwed onto the frame.
    JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Damiana Humphrey was waist-deep in the water with her siblings when a shark latched onto her hand.
    Angelina Liu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • However, the press tour for it did have one particular tidbit people latched onto.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Battened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battened. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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