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Recent Examples of bate
Lee’s Eve bates Athena up through a spiral parking garage tunnel and knocks her off her lightcycle.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 July 2025
Who’d have thought everyone would be waiting, breath bated, for the rerelease of an album that came out nine years ago to middling reviews?
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Every time her vocals seamlessly shifted from a keen voice, sharp as a blade, to a beautiful singing voice, the audience broke out in goose bumps, breath bated.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2024
During that fleeting wait, bated breath and a thumping heartbeat are symptoms of a process that happens in the brain.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2024
Meckler will make his major league debut Monday night at Oracle Park, bating second and starting in center field against the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2023
Others will have a day off work and maybe do something meaningful to honor Black people—but our breath is not bated.
—Time, 19 June 2023
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 July 2025
Who’d have thought everyone would be waiting, breath bated, for the rerelease of an album that came out nine years ago to middling reviews?
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Every time her vocals seamlessly shifted from a keen voice, sharp as a blade, to a beautiful singing voice, the audience broke out in goose bumps, breath bated.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2024
During that fleeting wait, bated breath and a thumping heartbeat are symptoms of a process that happens in the brain.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2024
Meckler will make his major league debut Monday night at Oracle Park, bating second and starting in center field against the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2023
Others will have a day off work and maybe do something meaningful to honor Black people—but our breath is not bated.
—Time, 19 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bate
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Robinson was among 425 volunteers spreading out from four different locations on Saturday throughout Waukegan, removing trash from the lakefront, the city’s downtown and its neighborhoods, ending eight days of active environmental stewardship during the city’s fifth-annual Earth Week cleanup.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Creamy, hydrating cleansers maintain the moisture barrier while still removing dirt and makeup effectively.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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Those operators will be permitted to deduct certain operating expenses from taxable gross income that were previously prohibited, such as payroll, rent, utilities and insurance.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gross margin, the percentage of revenue remaining after deducting the cost of production, was 41% in the quarter on an adjusted basis.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And Russia’s security services broadening and deepening a crackdown on civic life shows little sign of abating.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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When Noble reopened after the pandemic abated, tardy rates soared, staff satisfaction plummeted, and violence on campus, previously rare, spiked.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Demerits are subtracted from a starting score of 100, which is considered perfect.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
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Briere said the Flyers' rebuild was entering its next phase, shifting from subtracting players to adding them.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The aim was to create space for narratives that challenge the idea of humans as detached from nature, and instead propose a perspective in which humans are a species that is part of complex, fragile ecosystems.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
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While retail investors appear to still supporting the stock, Wall Street analysts have become skeptical as the shares detached from trading on earnings figures.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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The suspect had taken off from his home in a blue Volvo before police arrived in response to the domestic violence call, according to a Plymouth District Attorney statement.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Friday, Vang took off his GPS monitoring device and fled.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Once the heating process is complete, the pressure vessel is disconnected from the Mothership.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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Alliances with neighbors and other democracies are severed.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Two fingers were severed and missing from her other hand.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Bate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bate. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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