1
: a stack of hay
2
: a vertical standing wave in turbulent river waters
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Trying to find anything specific at a Brimfield Antique Show is like trying to find the elusive needle in a haystack.
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Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 29 June 2024
In the second, hunting for one particular buck is usually about like searching for the traditional needle in the traditional haystack.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2024
That’s no exaggeration in this case, as needles tend to be shiny and haystacks don’t tend to be all that large.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2024
Monet started painting haystacks in the mid-1880s, about 15 years after that pivotal exhibition in Paris.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
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Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 29 June 2024
In the second, hunting for one particular buck is usually about like searching for the traditional needle in the traditional haystack.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2024
That’s no exaggeration in this case, as needles tend to be shiny and haystacks don’t tend to be all that large.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2024
Monet started painting haystacks in the mid-1880s, about 15 years after that pivotal exhibition in Paris.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
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“Haystack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haystack. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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haystack
noun
hay·stack
-ˌstak 
: a stack of hay
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