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
Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Edit, convert, compress, and batch process your documents in one place and with ease.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 4 June 2025
Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
This batch features the entire main cast of the original Star Trek series, from Capt. James T. Kirk, Spock and Uhura to Nurse and eventual-Chief Medical Officer Christine Chapel and Yeoman and eventual-Communications Officer Janice Rand.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Odd bro-couple Orlando Bloom and Tom Brady, both batching it to the nuptials, both tossed together in the Gritti Palace — and whether either of them is truly single being wholly beside the point — enjoyed a bit of boulevardier-ing about as each other’s wingman.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Edit, convert, compress, and batch process your documents in one place and with ease.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 4 June 2025
Verb
Vietnam started shipping the fruit to China in 2022, and the Philippines sent its first batch of fresh durian in 2023.
—Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
This batch features the entire main cast of the original Star Trek series, from Capt. James T. Kirk, Spock and Uhura to Nurse and eventual-Chief Medical Officer Christine Chapel and Yeoman and eventual-Communications Officer Janice Rand.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batch
Noun
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Researchers attributed them to a threat actor cluster tracked as UNC6040/UNC6240.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Local innovation clusters have already proven the merits of co-location as a tool to accelerate progress, with campuses such as Manchester’s Citylabs showing how this model is already working in practice.—
Kath Mackay,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The organization’s data showed that drowning rates are rising too, with already at-risk groups like young children and seniors of all races and ethnicities, as well as Black people of all ages, seeing the greatest increase in deaths.—
Sophie Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But sources said the group had met as recently as Wednesday morning in their effort to raise capital.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Neat stitching prevents filling from shifting or bunching, and the quilt is constructed to withstand regular machine washing and resist color fading.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Aug. 2025
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Shorts that are too tight may be uncomfortable and can cause chafing while hiking, while shorts that are too loose may bunch up or shift around.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Bossa’s Future Relics collection blends blend nostalgia, innovation and sustainability.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Aug. 2025
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When the astrology collection debuts on individual homepages this weekend, users will have the option to explore and experience recommendations for each star sign.—
Megan Thomas,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Aug. 2025
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To begin with, all of them clustered together in a single block, although there were three distinct groupings within that block.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Even with the most modern technologies available, refining operations come with an array of environmental concerns including potential impacts to both water and air quality.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Circa Resort & Casino CEO Derek Stevens recently told Fox News Digital that international tourism is down across an array of locations.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Taste authentic German food and hear a lineup of new bands every day.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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And the story of the band of secret demon hunters challenging the rival boy band Saja Boys just keeps breaking new records everywhere.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Someone had to have dug the pit, stacked the corpses, bulldozed over the mass graves.—
Seema Jilani
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
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Photographs later taken by a Devastating Pyrotechnics employee show crates of fireworks stacked floor-to-ceiling inside, towering over a forklift used to move them.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Batch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batch. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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