1
as in batch
a number of things considered as a unit
a battery of tests to determine the cause of the medical disorder
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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a battery of specialists worked on the problem until it was fixed
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Recent Examples of battery
Russia has established a large number of forward outposts, all requiring constant resupply of food, ammunition, batteries, and other essentials.
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The research team will test fuel cell, battery, sensor and automation systems, among other technologies.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Police in Park Ridge are asking residents for surveillance camera footage after a battery was reported last week.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 23 May 2026
A lot of attention to detail went into creating this tablet, which also packs great battery life, expandable storage, and even a fast charger.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 May 2026
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The research team will test fuel cell, battery, sensor and automation systems, among other technologies.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Police in Park Ridge are asking residents for surveillance camera footage after a battery was reported last week.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 23 May 2026
A lot of attention to detail went into creating this tablet, which also packs great battery life, expandable storage, and even a fast charger.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battery
Noun
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That’s because the newest batch of scenarios only look at emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, which is the control knob that humans can turn.—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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The company is also offering memberships ($800) to those who want to be guaranteed a bottle from all eight batches, plus a special bonus bottle that won’t be available for purchase to the general public.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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Some groups came out in support of the update, however, including Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Jacob Coleman, the conservative advocacy group’s Minnesota director, said the convention marked the display’s debut.—
Jay Gabler,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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No sweeping declarations should be made about the 2026 Packers over the next cluster of workouts and practices, but the next couple of weeks can perhaps provide a baseline of what to expect come training camp.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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These gorgeous flower clusters come in shades of white, blue, pink and purple and bloom throughout several seasons.—
Amy DeYoung,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2026
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This grouping includes some of the fastest-ripening varieties for an early crop.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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As a result, the outbreak in Congo is being managed by the government and in part by rebel authorities, with an array of aid agencies also helping.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
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Because orbital data centers, in theory, require huge amounts of infrastructure like giant solar arrays, to be launched into space, the V3’s upgraded carrying capacity is essential.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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The photograph reveals bands of color in the clouds in Earth's atmosphere, just seen from above.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
25 May 2026
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The singer-songwriter, 61, claimed in an interview with NME that Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong ghosted her after recruiting her to produce the band's follow-up record to 2004's American Idiot.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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The backstory Romeo Roma is the second hotel in the Romeo collection, after Romeo Napoli (Romeo Massa Lubrense is slated to open later this year).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Lila Matsumoto’s publications include the poetry collections Talk a Blue Streak (Monitor, 2026), Two Twin Pipes Sprout Water (Prototype, 2021), Urn & Drum (Shearsman, 2018), and a creative-critical artist’s book, The Very Nature of Materiality is an Entanglement (In Other Words, 2024).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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This set is my favorite of the bunch.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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The best of the bunch are Hernandez and Nevarez.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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“Battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battery. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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