batteries

noun

plural of battery
1
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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2
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 Sodium batteries scale up Sodium-ion batteries are attracting attention as the energy industry looks for alternatives to lithium-ion technology. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026 Once wind, solar, and batteries are installed, no strait has to stay open and no ceasefire has to hold for the power to keep flowing. — John Kerry, semafor.com, 23 July 2026 An engine-generator can often keep batteries topped off and firing all necessary power for up to a week at a time. — New Atlas, 23 July 2026 Ultra Well folks, the hot new thing in smartphones isn’t lasers, or air quality sensors, or even graphene batteries. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 July 2026 Based on the condition of the wreckage, historians believe the aircraft was likely shot down by coastal anti-aircraft batteries. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026 Warehouses are particularly vulnerable due to vast quantities of cardboard, textiles, plastics, aerosols, and batteries, which burn intensely and spread rapidly. — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Just last month, Ford began producing batteries out of a plant in Michigan using technology licensed from CATL, which is based in China. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 23 July 2026 Despite so much of Tesla’s revenues coming from cars, then solar and batteries, its spending is not on developing a new line of cars or even finally making those solar roof tiles we were promised a decade ago. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026
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  1. clusters
  2. groups
  3. arrays
  4. batches
  5. collections
  6. groupings
  7. packages
  8. bands
Noun
  • This Asian shrub fits easily into gardens, with a dense, compact habit and clusters of tiny pink or white flowers in late spring or summer.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • The city had worked for years to draw new businesses and modern apartment complexes that the area, and officials have been frustrated about clusters of apparently jobless and homeless people making residents uncomfortable.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
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Noun
  • Prepare for a wait—on busy weekends, this casual spot attracts a crowd, with waits up to two hours for groups.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • George Pickens generates crowd excitement The crowd on-hand at the River Ridge Playing Fields in Oxnard wasn’t packed by any means in the middle of a weekday, but there were a good amount of youth groups and Cowboys fans on-hand.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Definition of groups
Noun
  • They’re also equipped with solar arrays that generate twice as much power as prior generations, a SpaceX business analyst explained in a livestream.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 24 July 2026
  • CorPower's commercial plan involves clustering dozens of buoys into arrays called CorPacks, each capable of producing hundreds of megawatts.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
Definition of arrays
Noun
  • The senator recently released more than 1,000 pages of Fauci’s personal records, including his pandemic-era diary, and several batches of documents pertaining to the origins of the coronavirus.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026
  • Add the pasta in an even layer, working in batches, and fry for a few minutes per side until deeply golden and crisp.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2026
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  • These may be restored heritage buildings in European capitals, villa collections overlooking crystalline waters, or—notably in 2025 and 2026—luxury lodges set in deserts, forests, and mountains.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
  • At age 34, her work at the interface of two mathematical fields—taking collections of wavelike equations and using them to explore how shapes fill space—had already transformed both subjects.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
Definition of collections
Noun
  • Scale and proportion also play a major role in helping groupings look balanced.
    — Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026
  • When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
    — STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of groupings
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  • Two teams — McLaren and Aston Martin — are expected to bring big upgrade packages to the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend, and this race is anticipated to be less about energy deployment and more about driving quickly without making a mistake.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The packages include food staples like rice, beans and cooking oil, as well as other items like soap, water purification tablets and solar lamps.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Definition of packages
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  • Born Marion Walter Jacobs in Louisiana, Little Walter eventually led his own bands.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Three decades later, the group remains one of Ukraine’s most influential bands.
    — Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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