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Recent Examples of batten
Yep, the probabilities in this economy tell you to batten down the hatches.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 20 Oct. 2022
Then batten down the hatches, prepare for a storm and stick to your guns without arguing or explaining further.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2022
But first, batten down the hatches.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2022
Better batten down the hatches, Florida.
—John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2021
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 20 Oct. 2022
Then batten down the hatches, prepare for a storm and stick to your guns without arguing or explaining further.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2022
But first, batten down the hatches.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2022
Better batten down the hatches, Florida.
—John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batten
Verb
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The singer’s ensemble took a novel approach to the Canadian tuxedo, trading a denim shirt for a denim jacket, buttoned all the way up to the neck.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2025
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Some don white tablecloths and give you separate fork salads, while others are a little less buttoned up.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2024
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The scammer’s victim is the pig, slowly fattened for slaughter.—
David Yaffe-Bellany,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Washington’s secret code to overspending, steering tax dollars to liberal allies, and fattening the federal bureaucracy is finally being revealed by President Donald Trump’s DOGE team after decades of stonewalling oversight efforts, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
16 Feb. 2025
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Each have one of nearly 50 model numbers on labels affixed to the bottom of the products.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2025
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They were affixed to dresses, tied back hair, and even adorned homewear.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2025
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The network will fill Reid’s slot with Symone Sanders-Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele; the trio currently hosts The Weekend, which airs Saturday and Sunday mornings.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
23 Feb. 2025
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The three women are shown to a table among tables filled with women.—
Joseph O’Neill,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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Queen Letizia fastened a diamond and grey pearl brooch that once belonged to King Felipe VI’s great-grandmother, Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
20 Feb. 2025
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In one video shared on Snapchat, passenger Ashley Zook appeared to dangle upside down from her seat inside the plane with her seatbelt fastened, AFP reported.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Or perhaps blaming the whole Jets mess on Aaron Rodgers.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Pesky messes like glitter, sugar, sprinkles or other fine particles on countertops.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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After Moss had pinned the man against the cooler for about eight seconds, the officer threw him to the ground.—
Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Feb. 2025
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In the month since the Trump administration began its purge of federal workers, opponents fighting DOGE in court have been pinning their hopes of stopping the world’s richest man on a 50-year-old law.—
Eric Geller,
WIRED,
18 Feb. 2025
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If passed, an additional 10 to 15 cent charge would be tacked on all glass, plastic, and metal beverage containers.—
Rebecca Pryor,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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The sheaves come from farms; inside the shed, workers assess their contents and sort them into new buckets to match 24 pages of orders tacked to the wood walls.—
Maryn McKenna,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Batten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batten. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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