1
as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
a batch of essays to correct
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2
as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
send in the next batch of applicants
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as in to bunch
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Recent Examples of batch
Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Pascal seemed a natural choice along with Heyman to steer the next batch of Bond films.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Pavan Emani, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
There will be future releases of Jack Daniel’s 14 Year Old, but batch one is already selling for astronomical prices on the secondary market, sometimes more than quadruple its $150 suggested retail price.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In the meantime, Amazon plans to send its first batch of 27 Kuiper satellites tomorrow; the launch window starts at 7 p.m. EST.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Pascal seemed a natural choice along with Heyman to steer the next batch of Bond films.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
For example, instead of making real-time, one-off API requests, financial firms can batch process multiple queries at once.
—Pavan Emani, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
There will be future releases of Jack Daniel’s 14 Year Old, but batch one is already selling for astronomical prices on the secondary market, sometimes more than quadruple its $150 suggested retail price.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batch
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Using data from the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, Buzzo and her team tracked the movement of a dozen star clusters within FCC 224.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The layoffs have also upended other work done by NIOSH to respond to requests like health hazard evaluations, where workplaces can call on the agency for help investigating health issues on the job, like cancer clusters or fungal outbreaks.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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When asked about Jackson being turned away from the event, Nettles responded that every candidate should have the opportunity to participate, but at the same time should respect the rules of the group organizing the candidate forums.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2025
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The 2025 Osaka World Exposition opened over the weekend, featuring more than 150 pavilions from countries, regions, and groups around the world.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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What to Consider The matching pants feel a little long and bunched around our ankles.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
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Golden State can’t afford to spiral at this point of the season, with the West bunched up atop the play-in picture.—
Danny Emerman,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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These digital archives, and the strange intimacy that produces them, are the subject of Searches, a new essay collection by the novelist and journalist Vauhini Vara.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Dad was commissioned to make a collection of nightwear for Derek Rose.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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That can be done in part by strengthening the security dimension of increasingly important groupings (the Quad or the trilateral relationship with Japan and Korea).—
Kurt M. Campbell,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Apr. 2025
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Paul Newman's Life in Photos Newman was an actor, film director and racecar driver who worked on an array of successful projects, including The Hustler, The Sting, The Verdict, Cool Hand Luke, The Color of Money and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, to name a few.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Manager Stephen Vogt has said the key for Ortiz is throwing strikes consistently enough so that his array of heaters — a fastball, cutter and sinker, each with a different movement profile — befuddles hitters.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Following the release of their debut LP Up All Night in 2011, the band eventually went on hiatus in 2016 and Payne released his first solo album LP1 three years later.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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Down the street from Taylor’s party, with the night still very young, hundreds of Lee’s supporters remained upbeat while dancing to a live band at Ceremony, a downtown music venue.—
Hannah Wiley,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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All offers end April 30 (each can only be used once and offers do not stack).—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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On Thursday morning, the volunteers stacked coffins 10 layers deep outside the State Department headquarters to protest funding cuts to the global program known as PEPFAR, or the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.—
Orion Rummler,
Them.,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Batch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batch. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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