Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battened (down)
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From toner pads that visibly erase pores to cushion compacts that click shut like a dream, every step in a Korean beauty routine is a small, joyful ritual.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025 -
And kitchen millwork so snugly built you might be tempted to open and shut the cabinets and drawers all day, just for fun.—
Catherine Hong,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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Smith-Schuster got up and bolted after Branch, who was being restrained by Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Healthcare does not need another scribe bolted onto a generic model.—
Andreas Cleve,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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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
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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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Wilson, 29, was sitting on the ground, petting the two pups, when suddenly the Boerboel lunged and latched onto her nose.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The decision the Hornets made to photograph Knueppel, Ball and the high-scoring Brandon Miller together Monday was latched onto by a number of Hornets junkies as evidence that Charlotte has a big role in mind for him.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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However, an appeals court barred the county from enforcing the ban.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Muttaqi faced hard questions as to why Afghan girls and women were barred from schools and the workforce.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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In the bowels of the Guinness compound, Rafferty has chained the three men named by others as having left the gates open for the Brotherhood.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Being chained to the baseline offensively has been a topic of disharmony for Watson in the past, though.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
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The road is closed at I-35 South and Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Oct. 2025
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Already, nearly 100 rural hospitals have closed or eliminated inpatient services in the last decade, threatening health care access to some of the more than 16 million people living in rural communities who rely on Medicaid.—
Selina Wang,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Battened (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battened%20%28down%29. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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