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as in hitting
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
batted the lamp off the table with one strike
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as in licking
to strike repeatedly
batted the piñata until it finally broke open
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as in wandering
to move about from place to place aimlessly
on Sunday afternoons we'd pile into Father's car and bat around the countryside
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Recent Examples of batting
Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
No Pirate team has finished a season averaging five runs per game since Debs Garms was winning the batting title in 1940.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Eric Stephens, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The left-handed hitting Kyle Tucker was batting sixth for the first time as a member of the Dodgers, while Max Muncy was batting eighth for the first time.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
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Noun
Friday, before the Braves opened a three-game series against the Red Sox, Acuña was taking batting practice and shagging fly balls in right field, running to catch some.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
No Pirate team has finished a season averaging five runs per game since Debs Garms was winning the batting title in 1940.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Verb
Dorofeyev returned to the game later in that period and was effective for Vegas down the stretch, then scored the game-winner in overtime by batting the puck out of mid-air.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The left-handed hitting Kyle Tucker was batting sixth for the first time as a member of the Dodgers, while Max Muncy was batting eighth for the first time.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
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When a choir joins the singers for the final third of the song and both Houston and Carey take flight with their trademark belting, just sit back and marvel.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
5 Mar. 2026
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Lola Young, who would later score one of the night’s biggest surprise wins, stayed earthbound with a short solo piano performance that went right from 0-to-60 on the emo/belting scale.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Feb. 2026
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Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the league’s MVP for the second year in a row, is a prodigious wearer of fur coats without irony and sunglasses indoors.—
Ashley Fetters Maloy,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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Designers continue to emulate the drama and volume of fur with plastic or plant-based alternatives, stoking desire for the aesthetic, and consumers continue to flip-flop over whether or not fur is acceptable.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
18 May 2026
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Kay, meanwhile, rebounded after a first inning filled with traffic — two singles and hitting a batter with a pitch — to top his previous career high of 5 2/3 innings.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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As Kelsey Luderer rounded third base and headed home Thursday after hitting a game-tying home run that ignited Sherman Oaks Notre Dame to a 6-3 Division 1 softball playoff win over Anaheim Canyon, she was greeted by every teammate at the plate.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Even small exposures—such as licking pollen off fur or drinking water from a vase containing lilies—can be toxic.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
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Vietnamese-style sweet-and-spicy chicken wings are a hot, finger-licking mess.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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Again, no details, and fans' minds are wandering as far as this being an arena or battle royale mode, but that would be a little surprising.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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While strolling through Central Park in 1987, Honda spotted the artist wandering with no guards and an elderly woman by her side.—
Julius Miller
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Wrexham were fourth bottom of the fledgling table after the third of those three losses, a 3-1 hammering by Queens Park Rangers.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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That's the part worth hammering, not that Nike is greedy or calculating.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Balance out from all the casino hype with an indulgent treatment or power nap in the salt cave.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Longer naps risk the disoriented feeling that can slow the start of a shift.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2026
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Chicago rookie Munetaka Murakami became the first player in major league history to homer in the first game of eight straight series, smacking a solo shot off Emerson Hancock (3-1) in the first.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Chicago rookie Munetaka Murakami became the first player in major league history to homer in the first game of eight straight series, smacking a solo shot off Emerson Hancock (3-1) in the first.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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“Batting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batting. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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