BATTERIES Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

batteries

noun

plural of battery

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 But Chinese companies have become major competitors in batteries, software and EV manufacturing. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 In contrast to regular batteries, which store a limited amount of chemical energy, betavoltaic ones generate electricity from radioactive decay. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 Newsom also signed other legislation Wednesday that advocates for small-scale solar and home batteries had been pushing for. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Experts at iFixit broke into the stems using a hair dryer and a clamp, and found that Apple had switched from soldered batteries to pronged ones. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 Valar and other companies are hoping to upend the nuclear business model because small reactors can be mass-produced and placed in series, like a set of nuclear batteries. — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 Eligible products include hand tools, paint items, tape, soap, all-purpose cleaner and batteries. — Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026 Chinese exports of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and EVs prevented 374 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions last year, more than the annual emissions of the UK, new analysis found. — Chloé Farand, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Using data from powerful telescopes, the show will send you zooming through space with images of star clusters, black holes and much more.

— Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Instead, several particles stick together and form larger clusters before sulfuric acid condenses around them.

— Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of clusters

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Nine of the 10 largest individual and family donors in CNBC’s overall top 20 groups are Republican-aligned, accounting for 86 cents of every dollar contributed by the top 10, according to CNBC’s analysis of FEC records.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Though professional society guidelines recommended against performing this biopsy on women 70 or older with early-stage cancer, other groups had reported that it was still being done.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

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These include propellant tanks, engine nozzles, nose cones, thermal payload fairings and advanced deployable solar arrays.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Link weighed nearly a half-ton at launch, with electric thrusters, robotic arms, and large deployable solar arrays.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

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Food safety officials swept into the kitchen, scrutinizing the tandoori ovens and expiration dates on batches of butter.

— Zishaan a Latif, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Zhou timed what happened between batches, and found that, during a six-hour changeover, only one hour was useful.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of batches

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However, many of Borobudur’s other artifacts — including Buddha heads removed from their bodies — remain in museums in the US and Europe, as well as likely in private collections.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
During his time at the Ashmolean, Wasif will be looking at the colonial history of Bengal and considering how the museum’s collections might connect with his existing work.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of collections

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In public health, the head of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention stressed the need for the continent to manufacture its own vaccines, and to do so in regional groupings.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
My groupings range from sterling silver flatware to matchbooks, but my most prized grouping is my trove of fine art.

— Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of groupings

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The latter disciples included tribute bands named after Gallagher songs like Continental Op, Crest of a Wave, Edged In Blue, Moonchild, and the Mississippi Sheiks.

— Ed Christman, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
Most of these multiyear agreements lock in selling-price bands, with floor and ceiling prices, while some agreements rely on periodic price negotiations based on market pricing.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

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