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 Unlike conventional backup batteries that mainly provide power during an outage, the system can rapidly charge and discharge electricity. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026 On longer tracks with more straights, such as Spa in Belgium or Silverstone in the United Kingdom, the experience behind the wheel has been more galling for drivers thanks to the batteries draining faster and being charged less. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The Pentagon has kept its THAAD missile-defense batteries on the Korean peninsula. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 But what Also actually makes is a small-vehicle technology platform alongside in-house motors, batteries, compute, and software. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 The changes aren’t massive—the R1 got a refresh in 2024 that saw the R1S SUV and R1T pickup each get some comprehensive re-engineering with new powertrain options, a new electronic architecture, and new batteries. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026 Earlier this summer, Rivian discontinued the entry-level Dual Motor Standard Pack options for the R1s, which had smaller batteries and less range than some of the other trims. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026 When China’s bloated property sector began to crater in 2021, Beijing punted again, rebalancing by applying its industrial policy to high-value manufacturing—EVs, batteries, solar modules, and semiconductors. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 Wareheim’s signature style has found him in demand as a director for music videos (Charli XCX, Major Lazer) as well as for commercials (Duracell batteries, Little Caesars pizzas). — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batteries
  1. clusters
  2. groups
  3. arrays
  4. batches
  5. collections
  6. groupings
  7. packages
  8. bands
Noun
  • The group’s survey efforts are mostly organized into 17 clusters, each containing 12 to 16 individual collection sites spread out in a grid of roughly 14 square miles.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple outbreaks, only one tied to lettuce Not all of these clusters have been linked to the same source, however.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of clusters
Noun
  • According to the health department, nearly twice as many sample groups of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus this year compared to the same time last year.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The interactions between the two groups were lovely, as KiiiKiii bowed to their seniors and expressed their admiration to the XG members.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of groups
Noun
  • ThayerMahan’s systems use passive acoustic arrays to listen for underwater contacts rather than relying on the target to announce its presence.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Radio interferometers are arrays of individual dishes that work together as a team, like one large telescope with lots of holes in it.
    — Olivia Harper Wilkins, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrays
Noun
  • Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream announced a recall of multiple flavors of frozen fruit bars from select batches with best-before dates ranging from June 2027 to November 2027, according to a news release from the company.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Dozens of batches of frozen Outshine Fruit Bars sold nationally have been recalled because they may be contaminated with glass, according to an announcement from the manufacturer, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of batches
Noun
  • The 330-minute work delves into the life of the writer-poet through archives, private collections, rediscovered documents and irreverent narration.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • On social media, product reviews, along with videos of proud squishy owners ranking their collections and parents poking fun at their kids’ obsessions, have generated millions of views.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of collections
Noun
  • Other middle powers such as Brazil, India, Iran, and Turkey are creating and joining a plethora of similar groupings, balancing and hedging between the great powers.
    — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • So on Friday, at UCLA’s second fall practice, the Bruins shifted around personnel and paired various offensive groupings.
    — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of groupings
Noun
  • Hundreds of thousands of packages have already been delivered by Amazon drones this year, but even after this expansion drones will still only handle a fraction of the hundreds of millions of package deliveries each year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Now, parts and service departments and finance and insurance packages are becoming more important sources of profit for car dealers, as profits from new vehicle sales show signs of softening.
    — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of packages
Noun
  • But despite this budding success, ZZ Top seemed to confound the rock press, who tended to dismiss them or lump them in with other Southern rock bands.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026
  • All three children were fatally strangled with exercise bands.
    — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of bands

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