Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battened (down)
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After all, a bit more than a decade later, hostilities would explode anew in the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, during which Nasser shut the canal again.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026 -
The Nets responded with a 10-0 run to slam the door shut.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The last time a technology promised to remake business—when the internet emerged in the 1990s—most companies bolted it on and hoped for the best.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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When Florida Gulf Coast coach Andy Enfield bolted to Southern Cal, Cantens joined the Trojans as their director of scouting and video operations.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Jesús Domínguez pushes through thick brush lining a rugged mountainside with an AK-47 slung over his shoulder and a grenade fastened to his leather belt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The images, taken from a camera fastened to a fence and focused on the back of the house and another that showed the driveway and front of the garage door, captured family members, landscapers and pool workers stretching back weeks prior to the kidnapping.—
Pat Milton,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The one commode in it was shielded from sight only by wooden shutters, which swung on double-action spring hinges, like saloon doors, and had to be latched shut with a hook on a swivel.—
Caleb Crain,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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School board and district leaders blamed the local union for dragging out the process, and state officials latched onto those complaints to criticize the union.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Mecklenburg County previously barred residents from renting out residential pools by the hour, an increasingly popular practice nationwide.—
Mary Ramsey
March 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Chee, Devastating Pyrotechnics owner, held a prior felony conviction involving a firearm, which barred him from holding a federal explosives license.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Her family said she was chained to her hospital bed.—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Every now and then, there were bikes chained to the iron fences along the sidewalk and huge trash bins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But Chinyelu closed his breakout season with a zero-point, one-rebound, four-foul performance against Iowa.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Michigan Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that the southbound I-75 ramp onto westbound I-696 will be closed for multiple months beginning in early April.—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 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 30 Mar. 2026.
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