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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
a sharp bat with a rolled-up newspaper and that fly was a goner
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as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
riot policemen armed with bats and tear gas
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as in to knock
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
batted the lamp off the table with one strike
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
batted the piñata until it finally broke open
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as in to roam
to move about from place to place aimlessly
on Sunday afternoons we'd pile into Father's car and bat around the countryside
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Recent Examples of bat
Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
The other two subtypes have only been found in bats.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Bobcat tries to eat striking Arizona rattlesnake Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona posted the epic video, which shows the big cat batting at a rattlesnake that is striking from under a bush, on June 3 on Facebook.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Noun
And the kidney, which filters waste from blood, helped the bats’ bodies retain electrolytes.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
The other two subtypes have only been found in bats.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
The 32-year-old slugger batted .272 last season with 33 home runs and 99 RBIs, earning his second All-Star selection after signing a one-year, $23.5-million deal the previous offseason.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Bobcat tries to eat striking Arizona rattlesnake Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona posted the epic video, which shows the big cat batting at a rattlesnake that is striking from under a bush, on June 3 on Facebook.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bat
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Initially, the potential loss of that would be a pretty big blow.Jason Parham, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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Likewise, a surprise 25 basis point rate cut by the BOK at its November meeting, enacted before Yoon declared martial law in December, could have cushioned the blow.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Paul Pelosi walked slowly to his seat with the help of a purple cane, more than two years after being bludgeoned with a hammer by an intruder looking for his wife, Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker.Heather Knight, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Simulation exercises, like walking with a blindfold while using a cane, help people understand the life of someone who has lost their sight.Caitlin Granfield, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Sciarra, the Rose Bowl MVP, knocked on the Buckeyes’ locker room door and wanted to talk with Griffin but was turned away.Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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The night ended disastrously for Hill as Pereira knocked him out 3:14 into the first round.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Sweet guitar licks snake around Lee’s voice in the original recording.David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Water collected in green pools that Leone said would sting if a dog stepped in or licked them.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Two bear cubs native to Alaska roaming across rural Florida.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Explore the area to see where these animals roamed across what is present-day Texas thousands of years ago.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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The Vigor has flat seams and enough stretch to move comfortably while bending over or reaching up, while thump loops make for easy layering on frigid days.Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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The White Sox have a major need for power hitting as Jose Abreu, Eloy Jimenez and Yoan Moncada are gone and Andrew Vaughn appears to have misplaced his thump.Phil Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Singer uses modern milling techniques to mill from clay and build hard models before the baton is handed off to the engineers.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 1 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps Kohli will ponder doing right by India and step aside for a younger teammate to take the baton.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Shake Milton, playing because guard Gabe Vincent missed Tuesday’s game because of an oblique injury, hit a pair of threes in 10 minutes, but the Lakers’ second unit without Russell was badly outscored 32-12.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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The film is seemingly set in 2001, as someone references watching the news that morning and seeing a plane hitting a skyscraper in New York.Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Bat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bat. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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