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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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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
Leadoff hitter Slimp, who batted next, launched her 15th home run of the season over the left field wall, sending Lamar home in the process.
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Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 18 May 2026
Tatis batted leadoff for the first time since April 4.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Nobody would have batted an eyelid if Dunk or the goalkeeper had got there before him.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Austin, who batted leadoff, had two hits.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
Lilly Franchella batted 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI as Lexington topped Reading 11-10 in the Middlesex League.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
The homer by Ramirez, who has 39 plate appearances this season and batted eighth, highlighted the depth and talent of the lineup.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Hill batted for Tristan Peters, and drove a low slider from Matt Strahm (1-1) to left-center, a 417-foot drive for his third career pinch homer and second this season.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Dorofeyev, who also scored on a power play in the first period, batted a Jack Eichel pass just inside the left post to end the longest game of the series.
—Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 18 May 2026
Tatis batted leadoff for the first time since April 4.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Nobody would have batted an eyelid if Dunk or the goalkeeper had got there before him.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Austin, who batted leadoff, had two hits.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
Lilly Franchella batted 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI as Lexington topped Reading 11-10 in the Middlesex League.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
The homer by Ramirez, who has 39 plate appearances this season and batted eighth, highlighted the depth and talent of the lineup.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Hill batted for Tristan Peters, and drove a low slider from Matt Strahm (1-1) to left-center, a 417-foot drive for his third career pinch homer and second this season.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Dorofeyev, who also scored on a power play in the first period, batted a Jack Eichel pass just inside the left post to end the longest game of the series.
—Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batted
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Alex Call came off the bench and smacked a Matt Gage fastball into right field for a two-run single to take the lead in the sixth inning.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The two have smacked each other around in the weeks since and traded barbs over their places within the company.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Gilgeous-Alexander licked his chops at what Game 1 presented.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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When a boy had licked her neck at a party during the first week of college, a stranger!—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Bum-seok listens impatiently to their second-hand accounts of tiger tracks being sighted in the mountains, leading them to assume the animal must have wandered all the way down from Siberia.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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The other day, an elephant wandered onto this very field.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
16 May 2026
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What to read next In these simulations, the team was able to show how Triton being captured into the Neptune system actually knocked Nereid into its current, highly eccentric orbit.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
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Nothing about her performance knocked me out.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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When the war began, a cornered Iran lashed out by attacking its neighbors in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a 45-year-old coalition of energy-rich Arab monarchies including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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That set the stage for Varsho, who lashed at a two-strike fastball and sent the ball in the air to left.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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James has never roamed the campus as a Buckeye star.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Other dinosaurs that would've roamed the terrain include iguanodontians and ceratopsians, plant-eating dinosaurs, in addition to carcharodontosaurians and spinosaurids, big meat-eaters.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Andy Pages hit a three-run home run and Max Muncy hit his 12th homer of the season on the next at-bat to break a scoreless game in the fourth inning.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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For cocktails and nightlife, hit TopGolf or Nola’s for live music then end the night strong with a table at HQ nightclub where resident and guest DJs keep the dance floor bumping and bottle servers keep the bubbly and energy flowing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The Rockies pounded Keller for six runs on six hits in the fifth to blow open the game.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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The United States and Israel pounded Iran with devastating effectiveness for 37 days, killing much of the country’s leadership and destroying the bulk of its military, yet couldn’t collapse the regime or exact even the smallest concession from it.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 May 2026
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“Batted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batted. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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