Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battened
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Sturgeon from the Delaware River were likely fastened to a spit and basted with butter, then sprinkled with flour, nutmeg, mace, salt, sweet herbs, and breadcrumbs before being dressed in a tangy sauce that usually included anchovy, lobster, lemon, horseradish, and white wine.—
Victoria Flexner,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025 -
Sánchez was spotted wearing a pair of white trousers fastened with a cream Celine belt and a white turtleneck.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Food options include sandwiches and baked goods including beef rissoles — dumplings filled with ground meat — and pao de queijo, gluten-free cheese bread made from tapioca flour.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Wyeth had taken several photos of a woman wearing three layers of denim vests, all filled with pins and slogans against fascism, against patriarchy, against the pipeline, against the former rapist in chief, against starving children, against book bans, against transphobes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Instead of traditional shoelaces, the Air Afrique x Nike Air Max RK61 features an upper which is shrouded with a zipper closure affixed with metallic hardware.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Banners and signs must be hand-held and may not obstruct the view of other guests or Mortgage Matchup Center advertising signage or be temporarily or permanently affixed to the building structure.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When Polanco lashed the game-winner, through the right side off a Tommy Kahnle changeup, Crawford shimmied off third with a spin.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has also openly lashed out at cryptocurrencies.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, during his journey, Vasi encountered a wire snare trap, which ended up clamped around his back leg in September 2019.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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The 49ers’ 10 drops this season are tied for the fourth-most in the league.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Most of the Qnity business is focused on providing technology solutions for the semiconductor ecosystem, with more than 65% of the company’s portfolio tied directly to semiconductors.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This screwed a lot of people over.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
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Both have magnets screwed to one end for attaching the corresponding front or top panel, and both are filled with a multi-spaced bracket for installing 120mm to 200mm fans.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Battened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battened. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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