battened (down)

past tense of batten (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for battened (down)
Verb
  • Deadline revealed on Wednesday that the BBC is expected to announce TV and radio network closures early next week, with speculation that BBC Three could be shut.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In short order, Ford halted Explorer production in Chicago for a week amid magnet shortages, while Japanese and European auto suppliers shut production lines awaiting materials.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • With third base open, Crews and Abrams bolted, and both slid in safely.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Loan origination platforms are even further behind; most AI in mortgage lending today arrives as a third-party add-on bolted onto infrastructure that wasn’t designed for it.
    — Wesley D. Snow, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The oversize shoulders have epaulettes fastened with buttons and cuff tabs.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • So wake up with chin straps fastened and mouthpieces in place.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • His father, Jeff Cebula, said his son was looking at fish in a creek when a beaver latched onto his chest.
    — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • And a lot of people latched onto her as this avatar of this particular viewpoint of keeping women's sports exclusively for cisgender women.
    — Sam Fragoso, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In a message to District 118 families Thursday, interim co-superintendents Todd Leden and Brian Wegley said Anderlik has been placed on administrative leave and is barred from entering district property or contacting students.
    — Mick Zawislak, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Despite the ruling, some journalists from all three outlets were barred from entering the White House on Thursday morning – even as Chinese state media outlets were granted entry.
    — Kevin Breuninger,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Democrats wrote in a summary of the allegations that immigrants sleep while restrained with handcuffs, leg irons and belly chains, and even elderly people have been chained for 16 hours a day.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Apple is keeping up by enabling M5 Pro Mac minis to be chained together via Thunderbolt 5 to share their computational resources for larger AI models.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In early June, the investigation into the pesticide exposure case involving Paola Lopez was closed.
    — Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • This was their third location; the others in West Charlotte and Monroe have also closed.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • 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 30 Sep. 2026.

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