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 terms of exports, the only change over 100,000 bales was for Mali (-150,000 bales to 900,000).
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Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Some used the money to buy new bales or machinery, or to help their family through that moment.
—Bella Webb, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
And now, Mikayla is grumpy, and Jace pouts on a hay bale.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
An employee dove between two metal bales that surround the facility to quickly carry a customer who had been burned to safety.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
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Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Some used the money to buy new bales or machinery, or to help their family through that moment.
—Bella Webb, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
And now, Mikayla is grumpy, and Jace pouts on a hay bale.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
An employee dove between two metal bales that surround the facility to quickly carry a customer who had been burned to safety.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bale
Noun
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The Royal Bank of Scotland was the only British institution that participated in the roughly $800-million financing package put together by a consortium of global banks.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Check mail and packages for bugs before bringing them inside.—
Hali Smith
April 8,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If too many load-bearing cards are taken away, the tower crumbles and the overall transportation quality tanks, Goodwin said.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Once transported to the canyon, the modular components were assembled and put into place using one of the world’s largest cable cranes (cranes that move loads while suspended on cables), which spanned the gorge between the two towers.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Two loading docks that previously housed trash dumpsters for the older building have been reclaimed as a visualization lab and a robotics lab.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Russia’s key Baltic port of Ust-Luga resumed crude loading after days of disruptions amid multiple Ukrainian drone attacks in the region.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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With lifetime licenses for both Office and Windows, this bundle provides a straightforward way to upgrade a PC without ongoing subscription costs.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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Get a hedge-and-branch trimming bundle at a huge discount.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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One of them was mechanically eating a packet of pretzels.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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To get the resulting packet out of the pan, there's an official technique requiring you to smash your fist against the pan's handle.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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But last year a single pack was responsible for killing about 100 calves in less than seven months in the high ranchland of Sierra County north of Truckee, costing ranchers and the state millions and terrifying residents.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Choose from Standard/Queen and King sizes in a variety of colors in packs of one, two and four.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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With no end to the larger skirmish in sight, fears persist that the shipment of medical supplies could remain at risk.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
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In 2003, a shipment of exotic African rodents to a pet store in Illinois sparked the United States' first mpox outbreak.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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With Brooklyn’s injury list still swallowing half the rotation and the draft lottery picture tightening by the day, Liddell used Tuesday night as a personal argument.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The league, composed mostly of former college players, starts each session with a draft to keep the teams even.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Bale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bale. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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