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as in belting
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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
Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
In recent years, Quatraro has cycled different players atop the batting order.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Zach Harper, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
It’s most commonly found in millennials, who are equally famous for a) partaking in co-ed sports leagues and b) batting away the creeping tendrils of mortality at every turn.
—Grace Perry, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Joey Raccuia had played in two of the team’s seven games this season, both as a second baseman, batting 0 for 3.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
In recent years, Quatraro has cycled different players atop the batting order.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
Carmelo Anthony kept the possession alive by batting the rebound back to Williams.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
It’s most commonly found in millennials, who are equally famous for a) partaking in co-ed sports leagues and b) batting away the creeping tendrils of mortality at every turn.
—Grace Perry, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batting
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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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Oversized belts cinched over trenches, trousers, and skirts made a strong showing on the Max Mara Fall/Winter 2025/2026 runway in Milan–a clear signal that bold belting is back and ready to elevate everyday styling.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
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There were white fur stoles and chubbies, a black-and-white topper with a bow, and a matching animal print coat, skirt and pillbox hat.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Their fur is so thick and well-groomed that the water droplets don’t get down to their skin.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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Six Longhorns scored in the first quarter, which ended with Georgia native Bryanna Preston hitting a pull-up jumper at the buzzer.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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Everyone’s hitting, banging bodies.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Son disappeared from public view, licking his wounds while also plotting his comeback.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Messi’s complaints were wafer-thin after a 3-0 licking by LAFC, but that didn’t stop him from venting hard in this video captured by a Mexican journalist after the final whistle.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Set a century before the events of Game of Thrones and 72 years after House of the Dragon, A Knight of Seven Kingdom follows two unlikely heroes wandering Westeros … a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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Then spend time wandering through Wynwood Walls, an open-air museum featuring large-scale murals by international artists.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
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Baupost Group’s Seth Klarman picked up Amazon in the fourth quarter, a bet that has yet to work out for the value investor this year as tech stocks take a hammering.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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At Anitra Coulter Blunt's Cedar Park home, the hammering and sawing is music to this musician's ears.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
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These insects only emerge from their winter naps when temperatures warm up to a certain point.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
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This is your cosmic permission to stay at home and take a nap!—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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Shepard attached the head of a 6-iron golf club to his sample collecting tool and was recorded smacking a couple golf balls across the lunar landscape.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In his defense, Barnett took the stand to say there was no murder plot and that Thomas extorted him for the money using physical violence – knocking out his teeth, injured his left shoulder, and smacking his private parts.—
Sydney Pereira,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Batting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batting. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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