1
as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
a batch of essays to correct
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2
as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
send in the next batch of applicants
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as in to bunch
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Recent Examples of batch
Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
This week’s batch includes new albums from Perfume Genius, Destroyer, Lucy Dacus, Aya, YT, Eiko Ishibashi, Deafheaven, Great Grandpa, Ohyung, and Sandwell District.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 28 Mar. 2025
Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Other cheese recalls include St. Jerome cheese, batch 231129, recalled by Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese in Kentucky.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Put yours to work whizzing up punchy salsa verde, lump-free crepe batter, salad dressings, hummus, small batches of summer gazpacho, or even homemade baby food.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
This week’s batch includes new albums from Perfume Genius, Destroyer, Lucy Dacus, Aya, YT, Eiko Ishibashi, Deafheaven, Great Grandpa, Ohyung, and Sandwell District.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
Include how to batch create content efficiently and metrics to track performance while I'm gone.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Other cheese recalls include St. Jerome cheese, batch 231129, recalled by Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese in Kentucky.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batch
Noun
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Amyloid plaques play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s when small clusters gather at synapses in the brain and interfere with the nerve cells’ ability to communicate.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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There was another notable cluster in 2012 in people staying in tent cabins in Yosemite.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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According to a previous concert poster, the rock group was scheduled to co-headline the festival's opening day with Def Leppard.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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One of the Lonely Island's raunchiest songs aired uncensored on Saturday Night Live — which totally surprised the members of the group.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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National League West superstars tend to be bunched on the Dodgers and San Diego Padres, which might have compelled two other teams to write a huge check during the offseason to lock in a player of undeniable impact.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2025
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As a puzzle expert, John is wildly adept at solving the sorts of whodunits that happen on a cozy British murder show like this: stories light on violence but heavy on wit and ambience in which all the suspects are bunched together in a manor house or office building.—
Anne Victoria Clark,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These digital archives, and the strange intimacy that produces them, are the subject of Searches, a new essay collection by the novelist and journalist Vauhini Vara.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Dad was commissioned to make a collection of nightwear for Derek Rose.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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Often these puzzling areas create room for vignettes, an expressive grouping — of candles, plants or photos in a nook intended for deep conversations.—
Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The upswing comes at a time when San Jose is preparing to help host an array of mega events in 2026.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Replacing these with a small array of QRF sensor heads would provide a significant advantage by reducing physical detectability.—
Paul Lipman,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The band’s last Connecticut show was at New Haven’s College Street Music Hall in 2022.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2025
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Cyrus is silhouetted hazily dancing in front of the band before a close-up has her writhing on the ground in a green sequined dress.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This ring is both showy and dainty, perfect for standing on its own or for Mom to stack with other rose gold rings in her collection of fine jewelry.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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Building a roster is more than stacking together numbers that look good on a stat sheet.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Batch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batch. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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