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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bated
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This changed in late 1980 when Jobs was removed from the Lisa project by President Mike Scott, after which Jobs moved to unilaterally take over the Macintosh, which at that time was otherwise considered a largely speculative affair.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Makary had wanted the warning removed and packed the panel with like-minded experts.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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There was a real-time counter onscreen illustrating how much money was being deducted from the total donation during speeches, which led to fewer memorable speeches overall and seemed especially insensitive during moments of emotional or political sincerity.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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About 20% of royalties are deducted, on average, according to two estimates as well as interviews with royalty owners.—
Jacob Orledge,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Concerns have been rising at the Fed over the employment picture while inflation fears have abated.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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That has not abated, but Hedda’s reign of terror will find new ways to out itself (and her) over the course of one devastating party.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For every second over 45 seconds, a thousand dollars would be subtracted.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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The business survey provides data on pay, hours worked and the number of jobs the US economy added or subtracted.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Without a full journey view, the experience feels disconnected.—
Thasha Batts,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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When an external drive is connected or disconnected.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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And yet, when market performance feels detached from everyday realities, trust starts to erode.—
Frank Sorrentino,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Additional melting is expected in the coming years, NASA said, particularly now that the ice has detached from Prow Knob and is thus less stable.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
16 Sep. 2025
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An explosion separated the Bell’s tail boom, main rotor, mast and transmission and sent the fuselage crashing into the ground.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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As before, the Humane Editor uses a large central workspace subdivided into individual documents, here separated by backtick characters.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Bated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bated. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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