battens

present tense third-person singular of batten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for battens
Verb
  • Reputation and Folklore Soar Swift fills eight spaces on the Top Album Sales chart, which features 50 rungs.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • While his main target, Puka Nacua, remains in his huddle, there’s a new look at wide receiver as Davante Adams fills the void left by Cooper Kupp, who was traded to the rival Seahawks this offseason.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While Jones and Robinson are fine in the leads — Robinson particularly nails Charlie’s ever-evolving combination of sweet and prickly — they aren’t given the space to relax into their chemistry, let alone to show us who these characters are beyond two sets of clashing personality traits.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Television Deals The 75-inch Roku Pro Series is a TV that nails the basics with a stunning picture and a simple interface.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Then, there’s the one about the two Asian guys who are harnessed to a chariot and made to pull it along, like horses, with bits in their mouths, while this other Asian guy, holding the reins, lashes them with a whip.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Usually, when one partner lashes out, the other responds in kind.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The latter happens when a ball clips the net before dropping in play.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
  • Typically said when someone copies a trend, latches onto a friend's obsession, or just teases in a playful way.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
  • That against-the-odds spirit is what the documentary crew latches onto as the thread tying their story together.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There are buttons to manage power, pairing, volume, and playback, in addition to the large ULT button that toggles the ULT effect between off, ULT 1, and ULT 2.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Mackenzie smoothly toggles between storylines, ratcheting up the tension and giving us quick but useful character sketches.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Battens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battens. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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