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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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
Jangoo and Chase batted cautiously in the first hour before cutting loose just before lunch.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
José Luis Rodríguez had the best chance so far in the 22nd minute with a hard shot that Croatia's Dominik Livaković just barely batted away.
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Monica Alba,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Wells started at catcher and batted eighth in Sunday afternoon’s 4-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds in the Bronx, going 0-for-2 before he was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
The 27-year-old outfielder had never batted higher than fifth across a handful of brief stints in the big leagues.
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Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
The Detroit rookie started in right field against the Chicago White Sox and batted ninth in the Tigers' 4-3 victory.
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CBS News,
20 June 2026
Persin batted second against the Caravan (31-11) behind junior center fielder Jermaine Kenady, who led off the bottom of the first inning with a single and stole second.
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Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Alvarez, who batted 2-for-4 from the plate and allowed just one earned run on four hits in a complete game from the circle, followed with another RBI double for a second run.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
ABC News,
27 June 2026
José Luis Rodríguez had the best chance so far in the 22nd minute with a hard shot that Croatia's Dominik Livaković just barely batted away.
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Monica Alba,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Wells started at catcher and batted eighth in Sunday afternoon’s 4-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds in the Bronx, going 0-for-2 before he was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
The 27-year-old outfielder had never batted higher than fifth across a handful of brief stints in the big leagues.
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Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
The Detroit rookie started in right field against the Chicago White Sox and batted ninth in the Tigers' 4-3 victory.
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CBS News,
20 June 2026
Persin batted second against the Caravan (31-11) behind junior center fielder Jermaine Kenady, who led off the bottom of the first inning with a single and stole second.
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Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Alvarez, who batted 2-for-4 from the plate and allowed just one earned run on four hits in a complete game from the circle, followed with another RBI double for a second run.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batted
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Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty.
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Curtis Mead smacked a pinch two-run homer to give Washington a 4-3 lead in the sixth.
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In Huntington Beach and San Clemente, the messy, wild waves licked the bottom of the pier structures.
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When the tiffin is returned licked clean, Ila sends another meal but with a note, leading to a rich correspondence between the two.
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The 1,200-pound giraffe, named Gracie, wandered away from her unfenced habitat at Cedar Hollow Ranch in Leakey, Texas, on June 12.
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At the time, the ranch said the giraffe had likely slipped through an enclosure gate and wandered into surrounding private ranchland.
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Tatis led off and knocked Boyd's fifth pitch over the left-field bleachers onto Waveland Avenue, before Chicago answered in the bottom of the inning when Seiya Suzuki scored on Carson Kelly's RBI single.
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Kale said her 11-year-old and 16-year-old sons knocked the bat off her and killed it.
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Many on the right lashed out at conservative justices who joined the majority decision.
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The sting of the Australian box jellyfish has been described as being lashed with a whip dipped in burning acid, and is powerful enough to kill an adult in as little as two minutes!
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The age of sail, when pirates like Johnny Depp’s fictional Jack Sparrow roamed the seven seas, ended about 200 years ago.
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Earlier this month, dozens of police officers, hunters and city officials were deployed in the city of Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, to catch a bear that roamed the streets for four days, forcing mass school closures.
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Against Cardinals’ starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore, the Braves mustered just one hit and one run through five innings of an eventual 5-3 loss.
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Thomas had hit a leadoff double, but Michael Massey, Salvador Perez and John Rave failed to drive him in.
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Dansby Swanson hit three home runs, including a grand slam, Michael Conforto homered twice and the Chicago Cubs pounded the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday.
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Over a period of more than an hour, according to police reports and Sebold’s memoir, the assailant bludgeoned Sebold with his fists, pounded her skull into the brick and choked her.
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