Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battened (down)
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Mabel’s last spring training was in 2020, right before the pandemic shut everything down.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026 -
On Monday, Saudi Arabia shut some units at its biggest domestic oil refinery, Ras Tanura, after a drone strike.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Illinois bolted an early 15-3 lead as USC stumbled out of the gate, turning the ball over four times in the first six minutes and missing seven of its first eight shots.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Many of them built their businesses on Slack, Zoom, and AI tools, so flexibility and technology are baked into how their firms run—not bolted on as a perk.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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It's also used in air layering, a propagation method in which bundles of wet sphagnum moss are fastened around a cut in a mature plant's stem to allow for new root growth.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
26 Feb. 2026
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The cuirass, a piece of armor consisting of a breastplate and backplate fastened together, was inspired by another set piece in the film — a mystical siren painted on a ship.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ayanna Harris-Rashid was sitting up in bed, her newborn son latched to her breast, one hand scrolling on her phone, when the police called.—
Shoshana Walter,
CBS News,
10 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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The Department of Homeland Security would be barred from using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP under a new bill introduced in the House on Wednesday.—
JASON DEAREN AND JIM MUSTIAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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Beyond that, many kids who feel strongly are unlikely to back down, particularly when they’re barred from action.—
Jeffrey S. Solochek,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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Shackles hang from the banisters so visitors to the church can picture how these people were chained together.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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One protester chained herself to a Jaguar sedan that was parked in the middle of the road with its tires slashed, according to a police report.—
Shaddi Abusaid,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The index closed at a record high in late January but lost some ground in February and is roughly flat since late October.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Defense attorney David Patton said that a different Homeland Security Investigations office in Baltimore knew of the traffic stop two years earlier but had never charged Abrego Garcia and closed the investigation after his March 2025 deportation.—
TRAVIS LOLLER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
27 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 3 Mar. 2026.
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