BATTENING (DOWN) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

battening (down)

verb

present participle of batten (down)

as in locking

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This anti-theft bag converts from tote to crossbody to backpack and is packed with smart security features, including RFID-blocking pockets, locking zippers, and a chair-lock loop.

— Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026

Definition of locking

Verb

United’s first-half breakthrough came via Lacey in the 31st minute, latching onto a through ball from Joshua Zirkzee before cutting inside his defender and finishing at the far post.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 25 July 2026
The company envisions future versions repairing and relocating live satellites, and even latching onto dead ones for removal from highly trafficked orbits.

— Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Definition of latching

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Brian’s Angels, a nonprofit homeless outreach in Bristol, announced that its community center will be closing at the end of August after 11 years.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
For the first time, the Chicks will perform the album in its entirety before closing each night with favorites from across their catalog.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of closing

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OpenAI said its models found another route into Artifactory by chaining flaws involving Artifactory and JRuby behavior.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Given the new realities of the AI age, including the chaining capabilities, companies like Microsoft might need to rethink their entire approach to triage, said Nguyen, the NSA’s former AI chief.

— Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 July 2026

Definition of chaining

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Cracks became public last month, when an online petition started by Giovanni Galante, whose wife Grace Galante was killed, asked the 9/11 Memorial and Museum to consider barring Mamdani from the ceremony.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The months-long delay, barring a settlement, has added to industry angst given how rapidly the marketplace keeps changing due to tech and audience shifts.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of barring

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That work is arguably getting harder as chief executives stay in the job longer, causing their possible successors to get restless; some are bolting to jobs elsewhere or retiring themselves.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
To save the cost and effort of pumping millions of liters of seawater solely to obtain minerals, the researchers propose bolting modular reactors onto coastal desalination plants, which already move enormous quantities of the stuff.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026

Definition of bolting

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