BATTENED Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

battened

verb

past tense of batten

as in buttoned

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The screaming engine bounced under a rusty white hood that appeared to be fastened in place by a bungee cord.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 July 2026
The memorial has a bronze marker fastened to the marble wall.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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Staffers filled the bubble near Beaver Stadium in the winter and Pegula Ice Rink in the spring with an everything-must-go Nike clean out.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
This season is filled with last minute shopping, new routines and the painstaking transition from being up all night to early morning alarms once again.

— Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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Rodriguez has his boxing belts affixed to a wall near the rear of the restaurant.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Thus, attention that might have been devoted to local coping mechanisms or new business opportunities was peeled away and newly affixed to the Prime Minister and his stalwart scientific advisors.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 27 July 2026

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Beijing lashed out, restricting vital commerce and the flow of Chinese tourists on which Japan – the world’s fourth-largest economy – depends.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026
Trump has repeatedly lashed out at the CNN White House correspondent, and her colleagues have defended her against him.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

Definition of lashed

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Sharon Rocha's mitochondrial DNA clamped in the jaws of a pair of pliers found in [Peterson’s] boat, [and] the presence of concrete debris in the boat cover that matched both the homemade boat anchor and the concrete debris on his flatbed trailer.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 17 July 2026
His supporters have clamped their mouths tighter than the federal budget for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of clamped

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Citizen Bank Park’s 116 park factor for home runs since 2025 ranks tied for fourth.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator later determined the newborn died by homicide, finding that the child died from entrapment after being placed and tied inside a plastic trash bag beneath bloody paper towels and other garbage.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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