batteries

plural of battery

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Recent Examples of batteries Only with the advent of more powerful batteries could transmission lines be extended, leading to the steady rolling out of wiring across numerous rail networks in the early 1840s. — Mike McRae 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 To further evaluate its performance, the research team tested the catalyst in zinc batteries. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 Experts say electric vehicles are susceptible to starting a fire when their batteries are inundated with salt water. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 But hidden inside is the ED1000, the first laptop battery with a silicone anode, which provides a staggering energy density of 1,000 Wh/L, almost twice that of batteries on some competitor computers. — Justin Pot, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Prast’s answer is that Moore’s Law comes out of physics, a science humans understand well enough to solve on paper, and batteries belong to another tradition. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 This is true in such areas as quantum computing, biotechnology, semiconductors, next-generation energy, batteries, storage, 6G mobile communications, and high-performance computing. — David S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026 Kemp asked residents to gather water, food, batteries, flashlights and other necessities. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batteries
Noun
  • The trajectories separated into four distinct clusters corresponding to rest, meditation, music, and the movie.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The company also has an edge on its peers because of its ability to improve the performance of GPU clusters, which should give its stock an additional boost, per Mohan.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Already, two bipartisan groups of senators have pushed back on the decision, including seven Republicans.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Neither the firm nor the two groups responded to questions about her tenure and background.
    — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For one, operating data centers in space would require massive solar arrays to capture the sun’s rays and turn it into energy.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Honeybee Robotics is one of the companies that have been working under NASA's Vertical Solar Array Technology (VSAT) project, which has been developing solar arrays to create the necessary power for a sustained presence on the moon in the future.
    — Julian Dossett, Space.com, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Wallace can fabricate these new cells in tiny batches of a few dozen, testing whether a new chemistry will continue to perform and remain practical in cells identical to those to be used in end products.
    — John Voelcker, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Ascension features globally sourced coffees roasted in small batches.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • None of the stores surveyed by WWD listed Calvin Klein among their favorite collections during the recent New York Fashion Week.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Some 37% of Gen Z women kept their collections on view only within their own households, compared with 16% of Gen Z men.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In separate local elections, various independent candidates and groupings appeared to be winning most seats nationwide, a traditional result.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, of the 105 political parties and groupings qualified to participate, only 33 had successfully submitted their membership lists.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • According to accounts of the case, Downey was abducted after Hindley asked her to help carry packages to a car.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • An illusion who has to smoke through his COVID mask and juggle packages and doughnut shop coffee, but an illusion nonetheless.
    — Roberta Mercuri, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Rookies step up The iM Securities report said that the profitability of newer bands such as Katseye and Cortis in Western markets will be likely key to reducing the company's reliance on BTS, the report showed.
    — Jenny Lee,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The rings are particularly impressive, with substantial center stones surrounded by halos of smaller diamonds and set on pavé bands.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Batteries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batteries. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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