as in bulk
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
reading is the very staple of a person's education
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Recent Examples of staple
Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
The Institute’s facilities are austere and a little stale, reflecting an underfunded government program and an underfunded television show in which the coolest visual element relates to the glowing red ear tag stapled to the kids upon their arrival.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
This slow-cooker chicken enchilada soup has a longer ingredient list, but many of them are pantry staples.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Depending on which interest group Trump is talking to, that door could be open for farm and hotel workers, or for H-1B visa recipients, or for foreign college students hoping to have a green card stapled to their diplomas.
—Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
The Institute’s facilities are austere and a little stale, reflecting an underfunded government program and an underfunded television show in which the coolest visual element relates to the glowing red ear tag stapled to the kids upon their arrival.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Verb
Accessories played with seasonal staples in new ways, such as mittens and winter hats reimagined as handbags.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
This slow-cooker chicken enchilada soup has a longer ingredient list, but many of them are pantry staples.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staple
Noun
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The compression features will also help cut down on bulk.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
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Shoppers should take advantage of sales and coupons, buy generic items and buy in bulk if possible in order to save money.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the kitchen, overseen by Curtola along with the chef de cuisine Ben Zook, seems more interested in conjuring an authenticity of atmosphere than in adhering strictly to traditional recipes or preparations.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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But the vote by the CDC’s advisory committee carries additional implications for vaccine access since some states adhere closely to its recommendations.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Startups are advertising ‘AI employees’ and the likes of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz are talking of AI ‘productizing and unbundling’ the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector that executes the core functions of corporations around the globe.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Why This Refurbished Powerhouse Is Worth It The Surface Book 3 combines an elegant aluminum body with a 15-inch PixelSense touch screen, backed by a quad-core 10th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 graphics.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The true death knell, however, is the fact that the mix of dreary and dreamlike — the very juxtaposition that gives Kiss of the Spider Woman its aenima and its sting — sit too uneasily next to each other, as if both halves were stuck in a separate conversation instead of talking to each other.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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As people stuck in the middle of a house move or a home renovation will know, things rarely run to schedule.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These cells, known as hematopoietic stem cells, are the body’s building blocks for every type of blood cell, from oxygen-carrying red cells to immune-boosting white cells.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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At least one of the many knife wounds on Greenberg’s body was to the back of her neck.—
Brandon Griggs,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Vendors will be on site and a fly tying demonstration by local guide Brian Wise will take place.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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Stott still made it to third base later in the inning as the tying run, but the Phillies stranded him there.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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Reducing the weight of ice sheets and glaciers in the Arctic has been found to decrease hydrostatic pressure on subglacial hydrate reservoirs, which can then enhance subglacial flux and methane discharge on the coast, according to the paper.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Simply unscrew the base and fill with water, then heap the coffee into the filter basket and screw on the top.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
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This screwed a lot of people over.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Staple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staple. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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