Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battened (down)
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Gaming regulators in several states have gone to court to try to shut Kalshi and its peers down, and many analysts assume these cases will eventually go to the Supreme Court.—
Peyton Forte,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026 -
Chuck Schumer again shut the government down last week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The goal is to let developers of all skill levels build and deploy agentic workflows with governance embedded by default, rather than bolted on after the fact.—
Victor Dey,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Vladislav Gavrikov, who bolted in free agency over the summer, returned to his old stomping grounds for the first time and picked up an assist for his new team and an unwelcome one for his former cohorts as well.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The standout element of the design was the asymmetric front placket in tonal suede, fastened with a row of covered buttons.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The surface, dynamic and shimmering in its movement, is dotted with small pill packets and fake eyelashes fastened into place—static objects disrupting the fluid’s momentum.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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TikTok has latched onto the idea that normal facial bloating equals poor health—and the problem goes far beyond misinformation.—
Georgia Casey,
Allure,
6 Feb. 2026
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Fans latched onto his overdrive vocal style, which sounded like bellows across canyons and fused trap elements into reggaeton.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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An appeals court also reversed a ruling from a judge in Chicago that barred federal agents from using certain riot control weapons, including tear gas and pepper balls, unless needed to prevent an immediate threat.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Corporations and unions, still barred from contributing to federal campaigns directly, could spend unlimited sums independently.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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Schweit said Braun was thrown in the trunk of a car and later kept chained in a snowmobile trailer.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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At times, the children were chained to their beds or put in cages for breaking house rules.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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This could mean that it never gets done, and the center remains closed indefinitely.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Khelif did not compete in an international boxing tournament in the Netherlands last summer after failing to register in time before the applications closed.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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State police noticed the trailer wasn't sealed and Singh indicated the seal was inside the cab.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Battened (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battened%20%28down%29. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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