Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battened
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Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
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Seashell earrings feel like a natural evolution for the kind of girls who, like me, grew up with a shell necklace securely fastened around their neck each summer.
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Back in Iran, hundreds of people filled Tajrish Square, where ceremonies for the third Shia Imam, Husayn ibn Ali, were taking place as not far away others celebrated the resilience shown by their soccer team against a Belgian side packed with stars like Kevin de Bruyne and Leandro Trossard.
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The sleek style paired well with her glass skin and shimmery eyes, which were stamped with a rainbow of charcoal-blue and brown shadow and filled with a white sparkle in the waterline.
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To the eye, that’s obvious; as far as your vision can tell, all the planets and stars are mere dots of light affixed to a flat sky.
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Ten pieces of carbon fiber are affixed to the chassis, which has the benefit of increasing torsional stiffness by 23 percent.
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The May 23 rainout in New York that messed with their vibe.
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Rocky was not to be messed with.
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With two strikes and two outs in the ninth inning, Turner lashed a single to center.
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Photos of Hammett in the garment eventually caught the attention of Swifties, who lashed out at the guitarist on Reddit and social media.
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Here, the oyster clamped swiftly shut, pinching Yara’s finger.
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Minnesota, facing elimination at 3-1 in this series, clamped up.
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Garden Art Wine corks can be glued together with a hot glue gun to create decorative birdhouses and wreaths to display in the garden.
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Friday’s output tied for the second-most runs in a game for the Sox.
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The score was tied, 1-1, when reliever Huascar Brazobán entered to begin the seventh, replacing Thornton, who had thrown 78 pitches.
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“Battened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battened. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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