battening (down)

present participle of batten (down)

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  • According to Charles Gross, a fashion content creator who went viral in 2022 for his expertise on the bag, the front latching system that frustrated me to no end seems to be pretty similar to the real deal.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2025
  • After latching onto a transmission, an operator filled out an Army-issue form (preprinted in bright red ink).
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Battening (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battening%20%28down%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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