battery

noun

ˈba-t(ə-)rē How to pronounce battery (audio)
Definition of batterynext
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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2
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 The rally came just one day after she was served with a misdemeanor battery and assault charge. — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025 In addition to the federal offense, the passenger was charged with battery, willful obstruction of law enforcement officers and criminal damage to property, inmate records show. — Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025 But the lander did survive for a while before its batteries died. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025 Top-tier noise cancelation, 30-hour battery, touch controls, multipoint pairing, and adaptive sound. — Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for battery
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  1. batch
  2. group
  3. cluster
  4. grouping
  5. array
  6. band
  7. collection
  8. bunch
Noun
  • Twenty-eight of those have launched batches of Starlink satellites to join the constellation.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The new batch of six episodes, all written or co-written by its creator Charlie Brooker, reflects the full range of how the show has evolved to include new grooves — a mix of the horrific and the comedic, the hopeful and the nihilistic, the archly British and the sourly American.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • One of the Lonely Island's raunchiest songs aired uncensored on Saturday Night Live — which totally surprised the members of the group.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • According to a previous concert poster, the rock group was scheduled to co-headline the festival's opening day with Def Leppard.
    — Marina Watts, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of group
Noun
  • Amyloid plaques play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s when small clusters gather at synapses in the brain and interfere with the nerve cells’ ability to communicate.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
  • There was another notable cluster in 2012 in people staying in tent cabins in Yosemite.
    — Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of cluster
Noun
  • When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Often these puzzling areas create room for vignettes, an expressive grouping — of candles, plants or photos in a nook intended for deep conversations.
    — Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of grouping
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  • Trump has recently entertained an array of offers from U.S. businesses seeking to buy a share of the popular social media site, but China’s ByteDance, which owns TikTok and its closely held algorithm, has publicly insisted the platform is not for sale.
    — Sarah Parvini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The upswing comes at a time when San Jose is preparing to help host an array of mega events in 2026.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of array
Noun
  • Jimmy Page, lead guitarist for the band, was stricken with stomach trouble and diarrhea as a result of food poisoning that caused the cancellation, the Tribune reported.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The band is slated to play a set on the Mojave Stage during the Indio festival's first weekend, while Ed Sheeran is set to take a similar slot during Coachella's second weekend.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 Apr. 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
  • This represents just a tiny fraction of the Library’s vast recorded sound collection of nearly four million items.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of collection
Noun
  • The base that this is based on now has a bunch of barbed wire and fencing.
    — Fred Topel, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Amazon is running a bunch of sneaky deals on Martha Stewart’s housewares line, including furniture, kitchen essentials, and seasonal decor starting at $16.
    — Clint Davis, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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