battened

past tense of batten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for battened
Verb
  • This roster is held together like wet cardboard fastened by cellophane tape.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Stay in your vehicle with your seatbelt fastened and wait for the storm to pass.
    Staff reports, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the bond of family and a home filled with foreign languages and love prepared him for a life that would require adaptability, grit and vision.
    Janee Bolden, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • While the interior design industry is filled with women, there are very few female executives.
    Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Newsprint accessorized, equally as important as the bags upon which it was affixed.
    Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In each small group, rubber boots are donned and headlamps affixed snugly on half a dozen heads.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The internet already messed her up pretty good.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The internet already messed her up pretty good.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The president has frequently lashed out at celebrities who have spoken out against him, recently including the likes of Taylor Swift, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Ben-Gvir, who leads a small far-right ultranationalist party, lashed out at the court ruling Sunday.
    Natalie Melzer, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One of the two animals ended up with part of Hohl's head inside its mouth, with its jaws clamped around his cheek and skull, while the other clamped onto his left ankle.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Miami once again clamped up the Lions’ offense, leading to a 21-yard Jason Sanders field goal on the subsequent drive that pushed the Dolphins’ lead to 24-17.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Musk and Tesla’s fans on Wall Street stress that the future value of company is tied to its self-driving technology and robotaxi plans.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • For the time being, Dragon and Cygnus cargo missions are each tied to the success of the Falcon 9.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bill Skarsgård stars as Kiritsis, a societal outcast who feels he’s been screwed over by the powers that be.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • There's a channel that runs down the bottom of the down tube that the cables sit in, held in place by a plastic cover that's screwed onto the frame.
    JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Battened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battened. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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