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battened (down)

verb

past tense of batten (down)
as in locked

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  1. shut
  2. bolted
  3. fastened
  4. latched
  5. barred
  6. chained
  7. closed
  8. sealed
Verb
  • Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline, a highly strategic network that transports crude oil from the kingdom’s eastern coast to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, following the damage caused by a drone attack.
    — Anniek Bao,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Picture three competing CEOs, worried that their product might kill people, hopping on a conference call to discuss shutting it all down for a while.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of shut
Verb
  • Kiffin built Ole Miss into a national championship program, and then bolted before finishing the job.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • When Walker bounced out of a fourth and 1 scrum and bolted 60 yards for a touchdown in the Chiefs’ 31-10 trouncing of Denver, all at once the astounding was entirely familiar.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of bolted
Verb
  • Ten giant, vintage-looking buttons, each representing a nonprofit in attendance, were seemingly fastened to the top of the stage.
    — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to the thong sandal straps on the vamp, the shoes also feature a slim slingback strap that wraps around the heel and is fastened by a small tonal buckle.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fastened
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
Definition of latched
Verb
  • For the first nine days, he was barred from meeting with an attorney.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Last year, Trump barred an Associated Press reporter from covering two official events because the news service did not refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of barred
Verb
  • The other seats are all chained to the table for when Carrie sends everything in the room flying.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Eight days later, Shelley’s body was found tied, taped in plastic and chained to concrete in the Trinity River.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of chained
Verb
  • During the three-day September 2026 edition, which closed Tuesday, the shows collectively attracted 37,000 visitors.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Northbound Interstate 435 lanes in Shawnee were closed Wednesday afternoon following a crash involving seven vehicles, police said.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of closed
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
Definition of sealed
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“Battened (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battened%20%28down%29. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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