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as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit
a battery of tests to determine the cause of the medical disorder
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as in groups
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a battery of specialists worked on the problem until it was fixed
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Recent Examples of batteries
The batteries will be equipped with sensors that detect any kind of temperature deviation.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Candles and other items that could melt, batteries and electronics, medication, and food items are best stored in cool, dark spots rather than plastic bins.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 16 Mar. 2026
Last year, Pakistan reduced its LNG imports, in part because of the rapid growth of solar and batteries.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
The base contains batteries as the power source and a cooling system, while the top part is used to blast out rays.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Lithium — the stuff that consumer technology, electric vehicle batteries and solar panels are made of — is in abundant supply around the world and here at home, including Texas.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
In case guests run low on their phone batteries, the academy has set up a charging station inside.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
Even in the United States, growth in clean energy over the past year was substantial with over 90% of the new electricity generation brought online in 2025 coming from renewable power sources and batteries.
—Fran Silverman, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
The 42 comes with rooftop solar panels and a hybrid propulsion system that can recharge the onboard batteries.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026
Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Candles and other items that could melt, batteries and electronics, medication, and food items are best stored in cool, dark spots rather than plastic bins.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 16 Mar. 2026
Last year, Pakistan reduced its LNG imports, in part because of the rapid growth of solar and batteries.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
The base contains batteries as the power source and a cooling system, while the top part is used to blast out rays.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Lithium — the stuff that consumer technology, electric vehicle batteries and solar panels are made of — is in abundant supply around the world and here at home, including Texas.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
In case guests run low on their phone batteries, the academy has set up a charging station inside.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
Even in the United States, growth in clean energy over the past year was substantial with over 90% of the new electricity generation brought online in 2025 coming from renewable power sources and batteries.
—Fran Silverman, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
The 42 comes with rooftop solar panels and a hybrid propulsion system that can recharge the onboard batteries.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batteries
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Meyer Lemon Besides producing fruit with a distinct sweet-tart flavor, Meyer lemon trees (Citrus x meyeri) also bear clusters of white blooms that smell like citrus.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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But with the disintegration of Hollywood, one of the world’s greatest industry clusters, something more than jobs and income is lost.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Natural Resources Defense Council, the Southern Environmental Law Center and other environmental groups have filed a lawsuit to block the exemptions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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The President has seized upon the claim by right-wing groups that white South Africans, particularly farmers, are victims of an ongoing genocide.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The beautiful arrays of purple, orange and white flowers are still vibrant since first appearing in January.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
13 Mar. 2026
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Community solar, in which residents get a discount on their bills for subscribing as a group to small solar arrays nearby, was designed to help low-income residents, apartment dwellers, renters and others who can’t put panels on their own roofs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Insulet — The maker of continuous glucose monitoring devices is recalling certain batches of its Omnipod 5 pods.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, a national group called Grounded Solutions Network launched a fund to raise money from investors to buy single-family homes in large batches, much like Blackstone and other private equity firms have been doing for the last decade.—
Amanda Abrams,
thehustle.co,
13 Mar. 2026
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Over recent years, Illinois has seen a flock of corporations flee to more tax-friendly locations, which means shrinking tax collections and fewer employees to contribute to the income- tax pool.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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The late Jim Irsay, longtime owner of the Indianapolis Colts who died last year, spent decades assembling one of the most eclectic private collections of American popular culture ever gathered.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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Rather than looking for the galaxy directly, the research team searched for tight groupings of globular clusters, dense spherical groups of stars that orbit galaxies and can serve as signposts for hidden galaxies nearby.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Feb. 2026
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Much of Sunday night featured a baseball game played in the middle of a concert put on by a dozen marching bands playing at 100 birthday parties.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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The family-friendly party takes over the city’s historic district with a march featuring bands, troops, floats and Alee Shriner Clubs snaking along the route.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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During the first go-round, the volume of sub-$800 packages entering the country had already fallen by 54%.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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One of the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said officials responsible for creating targeting packages appeared to have used out-of-date intelligence.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Batteries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batteries. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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