BATTERY Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

battery

noun

ˈba-t(ə-)rē

Definition of battery

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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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 These purchases stand in contrast to the California Air Resources Board’s requirement for all transit agencies to use only zero-emission buses — meaning battery electric or fuel-cell electric — by 2040. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026 In our testing, the connection remained stable even at distances up to 50 feet, and long-term use confirmed a battery life of well over a year. — Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026 Yirsi Esperanza Machado Rivera, 50, was arrested and faces felony burglary and misdemeanor battery charges. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026 The efforts come as China has a majority of the global share of several points along the battery supply chain — from raw minerals and chemicals all the way to finished products like electric vehicles and energy storage systems. — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for battery

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Noun

In duplication or mirror mode, the machine prints up to four identical parts simultaneously, effectively quadrupling batch output without needing to ramp up raw print speed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
She‘s still reeling from how quickly her business went from a bumper batch of orders to battling for its life.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of batch

Noun

Human rights groups and advocates have denounced mass and arbitrary arrests, torture and disappearances in the Central American nation's prison system.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Ontario County First Assistant District Attorney James Nobles told the court that Arzuaga was at the center of the group accused of torturing Nordquist to death.

— Madison Scott, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of group

Noun

These three mysterious elements of the cosmos have played a vital role in the evolution of large-scale cosmic structures like galaxies and galaxy clusters.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
The executive observed that data analysis shows a younger customer has approached the brand, in addition to its loyal cluster of longtime clients in the 40- to 55-year-old core bracket.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of cluster

Noun

So do scheme, personnel groupings, whether a team has a young starting quarterback or some young starters on the offensive line, and so on.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Thematic grouping of disparate work has become a popular, though not uncontroversial, trend.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of grouping

Noun

In his first career start, Russell showed an array of skills.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The Chargers social media team recently made an Instagram post devoted entirely to his sneakers, with close-up shots of his array of Nike Air Force sneakers in bright yellow, green, blue, white with gold trim, and animal print.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of array

Noun

Florida State’s band completed its pregame festivities, including Chief Osceola’s planting the spear atop Renegade at midfield after the coin toss.

— David Ubben, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The sound of the mas, the first taste of Haitian energy parade attendees will experience before seeing the group, is carried forward by Jesus Luc, a Harlem native and Lespri Ayiti’s band manager.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of band

Noun

These damn streets, they aren’t made for walking or living or trash collection or traffic or bicycles or romantic walks or rollerblading or traffic jogs.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Outside linebackers Brian Burns, Abdul Carter and Kayvon Thibodeaux, as well as inside linebacker Arvell Reese, are as athletic as any collection of rushers in the league.

— Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of collection

Noun

The film concerns a bus full of French high-school seniors on a trip to Pompeii, where the long gaze of history meets their hormonal entanglements and a bunch of Freudian desire.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Everything was very new to me about the process of sitting with a bunch of brilliant writers.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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