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Recent Examples of bate
Lee’s Eve bates Athena up through a spiral parking garage tunnel and knocks her off her lightcycle.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
Who’d have thought everyone would be waiting, breath bated, for the rerelease of an album that came out nine years ago to middling reviews?
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
Every time her vocals seamlessly shifted from a keen voice, sharp as a blade, to a beautiful singing voice, the audience broke out in goose bumps, breath bated.
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Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2024
During that fleeting wait, bated breath and a thumping heartbeat are symptoms of a process that happens in the brain.
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Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2024
Meckler will make his major league debut Monday night at Oracle Park, bating second and starting in center field against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Joe Freeman,
oregonlive,
14 Aug. 2023
Others will have a day off work and maybe do something meaningful to honor Black people—but our breath is not bated.
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Time,
19 June 2023
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
Who’d have thought everyone would be waiting, breath bated, for the rerelease of an album that came out nine years ago to middling reviews?
—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
Every time her vocals seamlessly shifted from a keen voice, sharp as a blade, to a beautiful singing voice, the audience broke out in goose bumps, breath bated.
—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2024
During that fleeting wait, bated breath and a thumping heartbeat are symptoms of a process that happens in the brain.
—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2024
Meckler will make his major league debut Monday night at Oracle Park, bating second and starting in center field against the Tampa Bay Rays.
—
Joe Freeman,
oregonlive,
14 Aug. 2023
Others will have a day off work and maybe do something meaningful to honor Black people—but our breath is not bated.
—
Time,
19 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bate
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Three of the reports stemmed from consumers swallowing the metal pieces and seeking medical treatment to remove them from their digestive tract or throat, the agency said.
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Residents objected to removing trees and other construction activities.
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Despite these complexities, viable methods exist for plaintiffs to deduct legal fees and navigate these rules.
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After their settlement fee is deducted, however, net savings are typically closer to 20% to 25%.
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The Weather Prediction Center said the high heat may finally begin to abate from west to east this weekend, with upper temperature limits possibly restricted by clouds and thunderstorms.
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In March, the Fort Worth City Council approved a request from Oncor to rezone roughly 5 acres at that site to add two transformers to the substation and a wall on the north side of the property to abate noise.
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The top off amount is calculated by subtracting your benefit at full retirement age (FRA) from 50% of your husband’s benefit at full retirement age.
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After subtracting education expenses, the average student cleared $86,806 more income than the average non-student.
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Trump made no mention of Roosevelt having detached the retina of his left eye during one such sparring session.
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Trump made no mention of Roosevelt having detached the retina of his left eye during one such sparring session.
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Then, during extra time, Germany briefly took a 2-1 lead that was taken off the board because of a VAR review that determined a foul occurred before the go-ahead score.
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That means three of general manager Dana Brown’s six offseason pitching additions have either been sent to the minor leagues or taken off the Astros’ 40-man roster.
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If your pet already has a microchip, make sure the information is up to date; sometimes, even pets with microchips can’t be identified because the phone number associated with them has been disconnected.
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Without considering objects, understanding history is incomplete, leaving people today disconnected from those who lived it.
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The Townshend Revenue Act threatened to sever this link between Colonial legislatures and British officials.
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The workers' group opposes Ryder's Law, which will sever the main income source for many of the heavily immigrant owners and drivers.
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“Bate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bate. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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