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 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 View bale and scarecrow art installations along the Historic Hills Scenic Byway celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary. — Des Moines Register, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bale

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Noun

The same team that runs the ship runs the land package, so the handoff between city and river feels seamless.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Along with a virtual doorman and a dedicated package room, each residence has key-fob elevator access.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of package

Noun

Even when port maneuvering and unloading on diesel power, the battery helps reduce the load on the engines.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
So even though Williams, 27, is one of the team’s top players, no one from coaching or training staff has approached him (and his 80 career games) about load management.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of load

Noun

Sports stars, celebrities and business heavyweights could enter from an interior loading dock area to a blue carpet backstage, allowing access into the club without having to navigate the crowds.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
The White House announced Arcade on social media with a series of animations parodying Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo loading screens.

— Lou Kesten, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of loading

Noun

As is the case with all Premium Subscriptions, bundles can be found throughout the Roku platform including within the Subscriptions Destination, Streaming Store and Premium Subscriptions Home.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Higher education is a bundle of unrelated things held together by custom, history, and accident.

— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of bundle

Noun

The agenda packet, including the MOU, was made public shortly before the meeting began.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Kuo pioneered the concept of a random-access protocol, or sharing a single channel without central coordination—which led to the packet-switching principles that underpin modern Wi-Fi and mobile networks.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of packet

Noun

In July, President Lee Jae Myung, a liberal, instructed officials to explore ways to allow women to use the two-drug combination pack.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
This clamshell pack from Mystery Ranch has durable materials, solid stitching, and reinforced seams that help keep out dust from bumping around in a Land Cruiser.

— Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of pack

Noun

That involved suspending a single shipment of the munitions in the spring of 2024.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The facility is now complete and commercial production began in April, the joint venture HLBMA told CNN, with its first shipment of battery cells delivered in May.

— Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of shipment

Noun

Bell had surgery to repair two ligaments, but his goal of becoming a first-round pick in the upcoming draft became unrealistic.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Mystics center Lauren Betts also played with Dugalic at UCLA and, like Dugalic, was a first-round draft pick.

— Russell Lissau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

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