BATTERY Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

battery

noun

ˈba-t(ə-)rē

Definition of battery

as in batch

a number of things considered as a unit a battery of tests to determine the cause of the medical disorder

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as in group

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a battery of specialists worked on the problem until it was fixed

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Recent Examples of battery These batteries power anything that can be recharged, from e-cigarettes to electric vehicles. — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026 The pack operates at 800 V, with two virtual twins that help the active battery management calculate performance. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 Cars and batteries and plastics and metals and other things were incinerated, and a toxic plume traveled for miles. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The country already possesses 85 percent of the world’s battery manufacturing capacity. — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for battery

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Noun

Founded by Jesse and Ashlyn Gagnon in 2023, Orthodox is an American farmhouse brewery known for its small-batch beers with a distinct Belgian influence.

— John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
This week’s batch includes new albums from Turnstile, Erykah Badu and the Alchemist, Interpol, and more.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of batch

Noun

The actors first appeared together in 2001 movie Ocean’s 11, in which Clooney’s Danny oversees a group of thieves during an ambitious heist.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
The ten farmers in the group are experiencing an alternative to industrial farming that focuses on the health of the farmer, the farm, the animal, and the consumer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of group

Noun

Zero Rassvets have reached 500 miles, and none of the second group have climbed above 300 miles, whereas much of the first cluster seems to have settled into stable orbits.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Rattlesnake warnings popping up across Texas The cluster of warnings comes as other communities around Texas are also urging residents to watch for rattlesnakes.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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The California Legislature just passed two bills that advocates say will greatly improve access to small-scale solar for renters, people in condos and others who don’t have access to their roofs or can’t afford a full rooftop array.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
In the foreground, the telescope's payload adapter can be seen, while just behind, the orbital observatory floats into the blackness of space with its solar arrays still folded for launch.

— Brett Tingley, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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Prior to Esh, the brand image was an issue that needed more than band-aid marketing; instead, a fully fledged reset, complete with an update to the brand’s ramskull logo, is taking effect.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Outer bands of the storm could be seen by early evening on the National Weather Service radar in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of band

Noun

Unsurprisingly, the Elie Saab H&M collection plays up after-dark glamour, and just in time for holiday party season, too.

— Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
The trove of women’s bloomers, drawers, knickers, brassieres, corsets, and girdles is just a small part of the school’s historic clothing collection, with images shared by the University of Wyoming Libraries via JSTOR.

— April White, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of collection

Noun

But getting to these moments means being okay with being confused, and that’s because season 2 really ratchets up the complexity primarily by introducing a whole bunch of new characters, most of whom are variants of existing ones.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 28 Aug. 2026
Of the recent tide of Gen-Z offerings, this is the best of the bunch, with its mix of absurdist humor and heartfelt sentiment.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

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