bale

noun

Definition of balenext
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 Cars and people gradually began to line the highway overlook above the straw-bale castle. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Overdone themes like hay bales and plastic pumpkins can feel staged, so opt for simple, thoughtful design elements. — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 10 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for bale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bale
  1. package
  2. load
  3. loading
  4. bundle
  5. packet
  6. pack
  7. shipment
  8. draft
Noun
  • The House already passed this summer a $95 billion blueprint for a third package centered on funding for the military and the Iran war, farm relief, and election security measures.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The six-rotor drones, which will initially take to the skies in Northern California, are capable of carrying a package the size and weight of 80% of the typical orders that DoorDash delivers from restaurants.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of package
Noun
  • FanDuel Sportsbook New York FanDuel Sportsbook has very fast load times and overall smooth navigation.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Flat-fee load rates would not see annual increases but will rise by $5 next year.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of load
Noun
  • This is why the service is offered at affordable prices to enable startups and growing businesses to benefit from the critical structural elements of a website, such as clear messaging, fast loading time and ease of customer lead generation.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Study equipment access, machine loading, ambient conditions, aisle traffic, connectivity and technician decisions alongside model performance.
    — Mohammed Cherifi, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of loading
Noun
  • The Alta is currently only offered as part of a bundle that includes a collection of glassware and six boxes of the AltaRounds.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026
  • And how expensive the new Skydance streaming bundles are going to be.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of bundle
Noun
  • Cheerful images of daisies and sunflowers, culled from hardware store seed packets and perfume advertisements, sit alongside micrographs of cells and other elements invisible to the naked eye.
    — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • These hairs, including a lock clipped at his deathbed, were in a packet provided by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, and had not previously been available for analysis.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of packet
Noun
  • Snap, the parent company that owns Snapchat, led the pack along with X, formerly known as Twitter, and Microsoft.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Each sneaker in the pack retails for $245 each and will be available in limited quantities from Nike Nbhd retailers.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pack
Noun
  • Together, these establish a record of the contents and the shipment’s journey.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Lundy could barely contain her excitement when a shipment of nearly 500 tadpoles recently arrived from the San Diego Zoo.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of shipment
Noun
  • In my first draft, the story was told mostly from the point of view of his father, Chee Meng, with segues into minor characters including Chee Meng’s fisherman friends and Shawn’s mother.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Commanders selected Kaliakmanis out of Rutgers in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL draft.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of draft

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“Bale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bale. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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