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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
In a milestone for the sector, employees at an E.V. battery plant in Ohio voted to join the United Automobile Workers union, citing pay and safety issues as key reasons.
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Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
In theory, plug-in hybrids combine the best elements of both gas- and battery-powered vehicles.
—Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 18 Jan. 2023
But within the past few years, in-bra pumps like Willow started popping up — small, self-contained, battery-powered, and designed to be used hands-free.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 17 Jan. 2023
In December, Hyundai and fellow Korean conglomerate SK Innovation announced a joint EV battery plant in Bartow County, northwest of Atlanta.
—Zachary Hansen, ajc, 5 Jan. 2023
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Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
In theory, plug-in hybrids combine the best elements of both gas- and battery-powered vehicles.
—Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 18 Jan. 2023
But within the past few years, in-bra pumps like Willow started popping up — small, self-contained, battery-powered, and designed to be used hands-free.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 17 Jan. 2023
In December, Hyundai and fellow Korean conglomerate SK Innovation announced a joint EV battery plant in Bartow County, northwest of Atlanta.
—Zachary Hansen, ajc, 5 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battery
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In Sacramento, a new batch of state lawmakers, elected partly by mad-as-hell voters and unscarred by past legislative battles over permitting changes, may be newly receptive to making big changes too.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Well, this hard cider kit is easy to use and makes three batches of tart, dry cider.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The groups challenging the firings in court say that was a lie, and Judge Alsup appeared inclined to agree during a court hearing last month.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Disturbed’s latest smash is still holding on inside the upper reaches of that tally, and at the same time, two of the group’s classic cuts have emerged as bestsellers once again.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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But a cluster of countries — a cluster of liberal democracies, confident in their values and armed to the teeth — could make a significant contribution.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
3 Mar. 2025
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By calculating the positions of nearby stellar clusters through time, the researchers identified two main suspects that could have housed the supernova progenitor.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
2 Mar. 2025
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Another wavelength grouping is thought to come from higher in the atmosphere and patchy clouds of silicates.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Incompatible vegetable groupings can stunt growth, invite pests and diseases, and negatively impact flavor.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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If this propellant production complex depended solely on solar arrays, Zubrin says, the light-collecting panels would stretch out to cover 60,000 square meters, and would weigh about 240 metric tons, which alone would require three Starship launches to transport them to Mars.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The gloomy earnings outlook comes after a wide array of other retailers gave weak forecasts for the current quarter or the year ahead amid concerns about sliding consumer confidence and the impact tariffs and inflation could have on spending.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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The pep band expanded too, taking over most of section 101 after needing about three rows the night before.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Among rock bands, Soundgarden is the clear favorite, polling fourth with about 120,000 votes.—
Kristal Dixon,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
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The latest collection was named Gudrun, after her late mother.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
6 Mar. 2025
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The idea behind this, Circ said, is to scale and fast-track the adoption of its recycled lyocell and polyester through a four-step process that includes sampling, pilot collections and long-term offtake agreements.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Mar. 2025
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Setting up a solar mirror has to be -- and in real life absolutely would be -- as interesting as fighting a bunch of orcs in a room.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The series is about two sisters, but for the first half of the season, even by splitting the narrative into a bunch of flashbacks, Long Bright River can’t find a way to make that relationship rise to the surface.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battery. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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