Thesaurus results for BALE

bale

noun

Definition of bale

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 Frame your outdoor retreat with hay bales and corn stalks or use them as backdrops for more colorful fall decor. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026 The disaster, which killed approximately 750 people and injured another 1,800, was due to the combustion of cotton bales and explosives, including TNT, that the ship was carrying. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026 Insist on real-time visibility before automation, on plant-wide telemetry before line-level robots and on outcomes measured in recovered tons and bale quality—not in machine uptime. — R. Paul Singh, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Another photo showed Langley stretched across a stack of hay bales while modeling the same denim look. — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bale

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Noun

There's a game room with vintage arcade games and a pool table, a kids room package with a tent and foam twin mattress, a dog-friendly pet package, and a nightly s'mores hour.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
The customized coupe features a T-top roof, aggressive aero body kit, and a graphics package that could have appeared in the original The Fast and the Furious.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of package

Noun

The museum has drawn loads of applause but also plenty of criticism, mostly for its lack of context via wall text, and for displaying art that not everyone agrees should be elevated.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The work is to keep asking, at every new scale, which of your commitments are still load-bearing, and to notice the moment one of them is not.

— Amir Wain, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of load

Noun

Researchers will also study hydrogen-loading parameters and perform isotopic-ratio measurements.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Once those stocks are depleted and if the pipeline remains closed, loadings could begin to slip, while replacement cargoes from the Americas or West Africa can take more than a month to reach Asia.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of loading

Noun

Dombo described a patient in her private practice who precisely measured out one-tenth of a male gel packet daily using a syringe.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
The meeting’s agenda packet, which included the MOU, was made public shortly before the meeting.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of packet

Noun

Meta said the glasses will also support more than 75 games at launch that can be played simply with hand gestures, while the device will also support Xbox Cloud Gaming with a handheld gaming pack.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
According to The Globe and Mail, free packs of tissues branded with Bareilles’s name were handed out earlier this month at a Toronto show.

— Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of pack

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Prior to his capture this year, Sebastian Marset was reputed to be one of the world’s most prolific drug traffickers, allegedly sending mountains of cocaine — 10 tons or more per shipment — from South America to Europe.

— Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Politico first reported last week that the F-35 parts shipment bound for the United States for repairs were rerouted in transit from Australia this summer, citing three people familiar with the matter.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of shipment

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The Chiefs’ cornerback depth was immediately tested with an injury to top draft pick Mansoor Delane, and that led to L’Jarius Sneed having a rough Week 2 in the secondary.

— Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
Here’s a look at the Dolphins’ looming decision with Willis, the draft, Jeremiah Smith, Arch Manning and others.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026

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