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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as in to adhere
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Recent Examples of staple
Hana Hong, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
The same goes for festival staples like crop tops, which are being reimagined with more structure and elevated fabrics.
—Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2026
Kanak Kapur, New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2025
Just print out the quiz, staple it to your clothing, and copy the below score feedback options onto slips of paper.
—Holly J. Morris, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Perhaps the best ingredient for this is retinol, which has long been a staple in facial skincare.
—Hana Hong, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
The same goes for festival staples like crop tops, which are being reimagined with more structure and elevated fabrics.
—Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
The contract was typed in English with an Arabic translation stapled to the back.
—Kanak Kapur, New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2025
Just print out the quiz, staple it to your clothing, and copy the below score feedback options onto slips of paper.
—Holly J. Morris, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staple
Noun
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This scenario is bad news for anyone who requires their B movies to do more than resemble role-playing video games, and great news for viewers content to simply bask in the glory of Zazie Beetz stabbing, shooting, kicking, cold-cocking, running, jumping, and serving up righteous vengeance in bulk.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
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Wholesale clubs are retail stores that sell a wide variety of items, often in larger quantities or in bulk.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But Paul Anthony Kelly is a less deft actor than Pidgeon, and he is given material that adheres even closer to the surface of the legend.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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Re-dredge tofu in flour mixture, gently pressing to adhere.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At their core, these cases are centered on allegations of corporate negligence and how tech products are built, by humans, to function.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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William Blair downgraded the stock to a hold from buy, citing intense AI competition in its core creative cloud business.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Simplifying remote access for users with a wide range of tech savvy (or for those stuck in BIOS or trying to troubleshoot) can speed up support and maybe even prevent the need to send a machine in the mail for servicing.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Many oil tankers are currently stuck outside the Strait of Hormuz off Iran’s coast, and the blockage has sent Brent crude’s price to nearly $120 per barrel at times.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her body was found at a site along the Trinity River.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 31,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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In their filing in Sacramento Superior Court, the residents accuse city officials of violating Measure O, which mandates that interim shelters sit more than 500 feet away from bodies of water or streams.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The least common dates are March 22 and 24, tied with nine instances apiece.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Raynaud finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Kings, who rallied from a 16-point deficit to tie the game in the fourth quarter before the Hawks staged a 14-2 run to pull away.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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The agents appeared to know young Markell was losing weight, forced to eat crappy food, whipped with a belt and slapped around.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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That perspective, combined with a strong public service ethos, has been central to NRK’s ability to punch above its weight internationally despite relatively modest budgets.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In another part of the factory, a worker used a wooden stick, like a tongue compressor at a doctor’s office, to scrape excess bits of explosive out of the grooves inside each shell, ensuring that the base would screw on smoothly.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The result is that many contestants are frequent collaborators and have long histories with one another, adding extra juice to their attempts to screw each other over.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Staple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staple. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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