1
as in smacked
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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2
as in licked
to strike repeatedly
batted the piñata until it finally broke open
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as in wandered
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 batted
Wallner himself batted 29 points higher against lefties in 2025, without losing any of his power.
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David Brown, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Karaban batted it away, and the UConn party was on.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
In addition to going deep, Caissie doubled twice and batted 5 for 10 over the three-game set.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Infielder Juliette Merrilees batted next and delivered a safety squeeze down the first base line to tie the game 4-4.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
In a scramble in front, Swayman made the initial stop but the puck popped in the air and Hartman batted it home.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Bogaerts batted second for just the fourth time with the Padres.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The meeting comes after the president batted down a potential shutdown off-ramp floated by aides on Sunday in a conversation with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Five Longhonrs batted and a pair of runners ended up stranded.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026
David Brown, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Karaban batted it away, and the UConn party was on.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
In addition to going deep, Caissie doubled twice and batted 5 for 10 over the three-game set.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Infielder Juliette Merrilees batted next and delivered a safety squeeze down the first base line to tie the game 4-4.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
In a scramble in front, Swayman made the initial stop but the puck popped in the air and Hartman batted it home.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Bogaerts batted second for just the fourth time with the Padres.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The meeting comes after the president batted down a potential shutdown off-ramp floated by aides on Sunday in a conversation with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Five Longhonrs batted and a pair of runners ended up stranded.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batted
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Rockies leadoff hitter Eric Young, in the team's first plate appearance at Mile High Stadium, smacked a home run to the seats in left-center field on April 9, 1993.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The pair also didn’t spare the spin duo of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, who was smacked for 25 runs by Sharma in one over during the power play as Hyderabad cruised to 84 in the sixth over.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Rumor has it the fashion crowd licked the shelves clean in Paris as soon as the first designs hit stores.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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Of course, the flue was closed, so the fire licked up the walls, left a smell like the fall, like ancient smokehouses and dung.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Colorado has 18 wolves outfitted with collars, plus pups and others that wandered from neighboring states.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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Owners stood beside their cars on the lawn, residents and visitors wandered freely through the park, and hot rods shared space with antiques and other classic automobiles.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Video and witness statements, police said, revealed that Hussain was assaulted in the building’s lobby, struck and knocked to the ground before being forced toward his apartment.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Then in 1998, Buttered Popcorn knocked it from the top spot.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Trump has repeatedly lashed out at allies for refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz; the UK is hosting talks with dozens of nations Thursday aimed at forming a coalition focused on that goal.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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After Cooke lashed out verbally, Wilson intervened and later comforted Batula in a conversation picked up by their microphones.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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If the dinosaurs and woolly mammoths that once roamed the Earth had since crumbled into dust, then what hope was there for humanity?—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The front desk clerk exchanged passports for iron keys while also running a prostitute ring; peddlers roamed the premises hawking lacquer boxes and sports jerseys in garbled English.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Five pitchers combined for nine strikeouts and allowed just hits for Andrew (4-3).—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Among them was Linda Parker, the president and CEO of Women In Distress of Broward County, who said Metayer’s death hit close to home.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Old timers can recall when clockwork storms pounded in the summer and drizzled in the winter.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The fort stood high above the river, where fearsome artillery was able to turn back the Union gunboats that had pounded low-lying Fort Henry into submission.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Batted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batted. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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