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 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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Biren said the approach could enable clusters with up to 1,024 AI accelerator cards, significantly expanding the scale of computing systems needed to support increasingly demanding AI workloads.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
In 2022, Greenpeace’s investigative journalism arm, Unearthed, found the charred remnants of footwear and clothing from Clarks, Diesel, Michael Kors, Next, Nike, Ralph Lauren and Reebok at five brick kiln clusters.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

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The European Union has banned AI that encourages dangerous behavior in vulnerable groups like children, and mandated transparency requirements for other chatbots.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
As noted by Beard, this board was built with a deliberateness and purpose to ensure that the women had the runway to impact decision-making, advise the athletes, and construct the next basketball league alongside the co-founder groups.

— Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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The system relies on five microelectrode arrays surgically installed in Thomas’ brain, which machine learning algorithms then interpret brain signals denoting movement with nearly 85 percent accuracy.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
According to McDowell, SpaceX's FCC application states that each one will weigh 4,400 to 5,500 pounds (2,000 to 2,500 kilograms) and cover an area of 3,230 to 4,300 square feet (300 to 400 square meters) with its solar arrays extended.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of arrays

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Much like running a dishwasher, running one large load uses less energy and water than running several smaller ones—even if your machine has a setting for smaller batches.

— Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2026
The company scrambled to placate the brands with new demonetization policies, stripping ads from huge batches of videos.

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Definition of batches

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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

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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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The influx of moisture and that storm system’s stalling front have already produced bands of rain in eastern Tennessee, southern Virginia and northern North Carolina.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
This collaboration, launched to coincide with the band’s new album Foreign Tongues, unites Technics with one of rock music’s most iconic bands.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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