as in package
a large amount of a material (such as hay or wool) that is pressed together tightly and often tied or wrapped
a bale of cotton/paper
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Recent Examples of bale
In the final moment of Half Man, Ruben gets off of Niall, and sits on a bale of hay.
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Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
Family Fun At Aamodt's Apple Farm on the southwest edge of Stillwater, kids love the seasonal goat farm, pedal tractors, hay wagon rides, and a hay bale maze.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Few players in this class love football more than this guy, a former hay bale toss champion.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Videos posted on social media showed a chaotic scene with hundreds of people gathered outside the fenced facility, climbing over hay bales and fencing while sheriff's deputies in gas masks deploy tear gas, with some activists being helped up from the ground.
—Quinn Clark, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
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Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
Family Fun At Aamodt's Apple Farm on the southwest edge of Stillwater, kids love the seasonal goat farm, pedal tractors, hay wagon rides, and a hay bale maze.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Few players in this class love football more than this guy, a former hay bale toss champion.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Videos posted on social media showed a chaotic scene with hundreds of people gathered outside the fenced facility, climbing over hay bales and fencing while sheriff's deputies in gas masks deploy tear gas, with some activists being helped up from the ground.
—Quinn Clark, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bale
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On Tuesday, police and firefighters evacuated the Boulder Main Library after a suspicious package was found.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Though many ranches and resorts offer annual events and packages for traveling guests—Lone Mountain Ranch is known for how truly special their offers are.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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The impact of load management on the NBA has been long-lasting and harmful to the product.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Students enrolled less than full-time (typically 8 or 9 credits per semester) will have their loan limits reduced in proportion to their credit load.—
Evan Zimmer,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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As a delivery truck backs up to the loading dock of a warehouse on a 1,000-acre apple farm in LaFayette, New York, a worker rolls up the door to the cargo area, revealing 35 three-foot-tall bags filled with 5,000 pounds of weed.—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Folding laundry, loading dishwashers, cleaning kitchens, and navigating cluttered homes require many of the same perception, manipulation, and reasoning capabilities that would eventually allow robots to operate independently on a battlefield.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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Fascinators — those bobbing bundles often of feathers, flowers and netting perched off-center of the wearer’s head — are banned here.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Anthropic has made no secret about what was delivered as part of the service bundle and referred to it as additional capabilities.—
TerDawn DeBoe,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Hidden Valley, for its part, couldn’t resist dropping into the TSA’s comments section, while fans in the replies pointed out that Hidden Valley’s powdered ranch packets, which already clear security without issue, were a viable workaround.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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Security researchers call this packet sniffing.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Investigators executed a search warrant at the headquarters of the conspiracy in Baltimore and seized more than 8,000 packs of untaxed cigarettes and hundreds of counterfeit Maryland tax stamps.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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This year, the Rangers’ offense ranks slightly below the middle of the major-league pack, but there’s reason to believe the arrow is pointing up.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Alleged Russian propagandists, including a social media influencer identified as Alexandra Jost, as well as firms and people helping Russia fund its war via the shipment and export of oil were also targeted.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The broader implication for logistics leaders is that modern shipment behavior doesn't always align with infrastructure models originally designed around standardization.—
Omar Leigh,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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That hot streak should gain even more steam in a couple weeks when commissioner Adam Silver welcomes a talented new draft class into the league — followed by the interest that surrounds a possible Giannis Antetokounmpo trade — and what could be the final year of James’ legendary career next season.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Shimmering pools, yellow bikes with butterfly handles, and rushed glances over tall fields of grass produce enough pining between Sonya and Coley to fuel a thousand AIM drafts.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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“Bale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bale. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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