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Recent Examples of bate
Every time her vocals seamlessly shifted from a keen voice, sharp as a blade, to a beautiful singing voice, the audience broke out in goose bumps, breath bated.
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2024
During that fleeting wait, bated breath and a thumping heartbeat are symptoms of a process that happens in the brain.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2024
These are the last big nominations actors can score prior to the Big O, so breath is bated and agents are standing by to comfort.
—Vulture, 10 Jan. 2024
Others will have a day off work and maybe do something meaningful to honor Black people—but our breath is not bated.
—Time, 19 June 2023
Billboard Japan, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2024
During that fleeting wait, bated breath and a thumping heartbeat are symptoms of a process that happens in the brain.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2024
These are the last big nominations actors can score prior to the Big O, so breath is bated and agents are standing by to comfort.
—Vulture, 10 Jan. 2024
Others will have a day off work and maybe do something meaningful to honor Black people—but our breath is not bated.
—Time, 19 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bate
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Exfoliating scrub: To exfoliate (remove dead skin cells), add sea salt and essential oil to rice water to make a scrub, rub it into your skin, and rinse it off. Masks: Soak cotton pads in rice water and apply them to your face for 15 minutes.Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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After years of debate, fencing that prevented elk from accessing food and competing with cattle for food will be removed, my colleague Summer Lin reports.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Without an extension of the $10,000 SALT cap, which would be welcomed by Democrats and blue-state Republicans alike, taxpayers would be allowed to deduct all eligible state and local income, revenue from sales, property taxes, and foreign income taxes.Tobias Burns, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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Employees can deduct their contributions from their paycheck, make a credit card donation, or both.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Is inflation really slowing down? After hitting a 40-year high of 9.1% in mid-2022, inflation has broadly abated but remained elevated recently.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Key Background After the July jobs report briefly sent a panic through Wall Street as unemployment unexpectedly spiked to 4.3%, triggering one recession indicator, concerns about the health of the labor market have abated in recent months.Derek Saul, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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In that post, Ohanian subtracted the government jobs figure reported in the establishment survey from the nonfarm employment figure in the household survey.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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To determine your maximum heart rate, subtract your age from 220.Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2024
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The tag is designed to detach after a set period, or, if the shark dives deeper than 5,900 feet (about 1,800 meters).Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Ricciardo, though currently detached from Formula 1, represents the caliber of drivers that such teams aspire to attract, albeit the real likelihood of his participation seems negligible at present.Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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When Buffalos returned and took off their masks, Boyz II Men’s Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman appeared.Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Powell said the move reflected the Fed’s commitment to preserving the labor market’s health, appeasing some investors who feared unemployment could soon take off.Bryan Mena, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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The 32-page document includes a toll free number for getting in touch with remote operators, a visual guide for disabling the vehicle’s autonomous mode, and instructions for how to disconnect the high-voltage battery.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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If your toilet stops flushing, take off the tank lid and investigate the parts connected to the handle to see if anything is disconnected or broken.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
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The two later separated in 2014 and finalized their divorce in 2016.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Then the pilots flew over the Río de la Plata, the wide estuary separating Argentina and Uruguay.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Bate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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