batches 1 of 2

noun

Definition of batchesnext
plural of batch
1
as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit a batch of essays to correct

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2
as in groups
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit send in the next batch of applicants

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batches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of batch
as in balls

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  1. collections
  2. bands
  3. packages
  4. assemblages
Noun
  • This agreement between the two countries follows the passing of a French law in December 2023 mandating the state to facilitate the restitution of human remains held in its public collections.
    Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • While many of Blue Jeans Go Green’s partners operate take-back programs in stores, Zappos offers mail-in collections, using its existing alliance with UPS for return labels and shipping.
    Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of collections
Noun
  • We’re sometimes referred to as B leaguers instead of A leaguers like the mighty Van Halen or Judas Priest—some of my favorite bands of all time.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
  • That passion and fire that the ’80s bands had from ’80 to ’88 to ’89 started to dwindle.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of bands
Noun
  • Information on all-inclusive travel and ticket packages can be found here.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Sometimes the best things come in small packages.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of packages
Noun
  • Dial created works in a variety of modes, from allegorical paintings to massive assemblages.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Fabric scraps, the netting from bags that may have once held tangerines—all this stuff Jackson synthesized into a whole that owes nothing to Rauschenberg’s assemblages or to the Arte Povera movement but grew out of the art of making do.
    Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of assemblages
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