1
as in batch
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 group
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 battery
Charge the headphones for just 10 minutes to get an additional two hours of battery life.
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Ingestion of button cell or coin batteries can lead to severe internal chemical burns or even death.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Additional batteries, more space for sensors The glider includes greater volume for additional batteries and has more internal space available for sensors and other hardware.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
But instead of being overaggressive, Hernández stayed patient against Kerkering’s battery of high-velocity and high-spin sweepers.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Ingestion of button cell or coin batteries can lead to severe internal chemical burns or even death.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Additional batteries, more space for sensors The glider includes greater volume for additional batteries and has more internal space available for sensors and other hardware.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
But instead of being overaggressive, Hernández stayed patient against Kerkering’s battery of high-velocity and high-spin sweepers.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battery
Noun
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Try batch-cooking a grain, such as quinoa or brown rice, to use throughout the week.—
Brittany Poulson,
Verywell Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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Nick would reject entire batches for defects that seemed minor, causing delays and waste.—
Brendan Keegan,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Gatlin also used Foundation funds to pay for Apple AirPods, laptops and backpacks for back-to-school events hosted by a Riceboro religious group, which had no links to the Foundation, except Gatlin.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Floyd said the group also provides support to art teachers and school art programs through field trips and by funding art supplies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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With over 30 active researchers in UL’s battery cluster and the AMPEiRE centre for battery and energy materials research, the university continues to lead the charge toward a cleaner energy future.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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In January, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger also withdrew from West African regional bloc Ecowas, having earlier formed their own Alliance of Sahel States grouping.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Charter Communications has launched its first App Store as part of a big push to promote its broadband and video services as offering not just cable channels but easy access to an array of streaming platforms.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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Their gallery is filled with an array of unique art pieces by over 100 local Sedona artists.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The band's extensive visits to the city − and an atypically long absence from the market, six years − likely contributed to that accomplishment.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Their new work successfully used an array of ytterbium-171 atoms to generate entangled photons directly in the telecom-band wavelength.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Political parties, media brands, and government agencies turn out to be just a collection of individuals vulnerable to pressure and attack.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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In consultation with Todd Arrington, former Director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library, the Protocol Gift Unit opted to purchase a replica of a sword in the Eisenhower collection rather than removing an object from the collection.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are far more menacing 4X space game series out there, but Galactic Civilizations is an extremely welcoming experience for new players while still offering a bunch of depth and strategic choices for players to make.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Nevertheless, slinging the ball around to a bunch of no-names, Mayfield willed the Bucs to a 30-19 win over the 49ers, throwing for 256 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battery. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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