as in bundles
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 bales
An employee dove between two metal bales that surround the facility to quickly carry a customer who had been burned to safety.
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Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Departing from Greenbank Station in Wilmington, this ride trades traditional passenger cars for flatbed railcars lined with hay bales, giving travelers the feel of an open-air hay wagon.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
Dressed as Pokémon characters, third-year attendees Bryan and Sheri Allbaugh were taking pictures by the festive hay bales with their daughter, Lith.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Gourds, mums, Indian corn, corn stalks and straw bales are also available for purchase.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
There are real goats and horses here, as well as a snack bar serving funnel cakes, plus hay bales stacked dangerously high, and all manners of rusty farming equipment painted to resemble barnyard animals.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
There is also a dancing thread, taking the shape of the Quarona factory and circling the globe before arriving in New York, where a Loro Piana truck with raw fiber bales traverses the facade.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Create a layered Halloween display with hay bales, colorful pumpkins, tall ornamental grass, and a stunning fall wreath.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
The wedding featured a summoning of the Sanderson sisters, a giant pumpkin-man in a Jack Skellington tux (created by Danny Wicked), and plenty of hay bales and pumpkins.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Departing from Greenbank Station in Wilmington, this ride trades traditional passenger cars for flatbed railcars lined with hay bales, giving travelers the feel of an open-air hay wagon.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
Dressed as Pokémon characters, third-year attendees Bryan and Sheri Allbaugh were taking pictures by the festive hay bales with their daughter, Lith.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Gourds, mums, Indian corn, corn stalks and straw bales are also available for purchase.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
There are real goats and horses here, as well as a snack bar serving funnel cakes, plus hay bales stacked dangerously high, and all manners of rusty farming equipment painted to resemble barnyard animals.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
There is also a dancing thread, taking the shape of the Quarona factory and circling the globe before arriving in New York, where a Loro Piana truck with raw fiber bales traverses the facade.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Create a layered Halloween display with hay bales, colorful pumpkins, tall ornamental grass, and a stunning fall wreath.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
The wedding featured a summoning of the Sanderson sisters, a giant pumpkin-man in a Jack Skellington tux (created by Danny Wicked), and plenty of hay bales and pumpkins.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bales
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To start, Disney now sells two skinny sports bundles, ESPN-Fox One and Fubo Sports, both of which feature the company’s sports networks without low-viewership channels Sling says it’s forced to buy.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Jan. 2026
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In several markets, such bundles already represent a meaningful share of net additions.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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Logistics companies say consumers shouldn’t expect delays on their packages due to the reduction in flights — for now.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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All of the cable alternative’s packages offer NFL Network, along with more than 90 other channels — such as CBS, ABC, AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel, ESPN and much more.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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The dishes were served with skim milk, margarine spread and sugar-substitute packets.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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These letters were published in voter information packets.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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But, at a moment when big narrative audio studios are shuttering, loads of people are being laid off and fewer documentary series are being made, this sentence really struck a nerve in the industry of folks who produce, write, edit and sound design longform narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could mean co-locating with renewables, using batteries to extend solar availability, or making data centers flexible enough to shift heavy compute loads to periods of abundant clean power.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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However, arms control agreements limit current loadings to four or five.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The service projects will include packing winter hygiene kits for neighbors struggling, snack packs and cancer care kits.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Some modeling clay will come in blocks of different weights and sizes, while variety packs will usually include smaller blocks of varying tones and colors.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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That’e one out of 43 from six drafts.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, Raiders fans are already looking ahead to 2026 mock drafts.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Bales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bales. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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