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
As the size and frequency of wildfires in Northwestern rangelands increase, fire-resistant options like straw bales are becoming increasingly popular.
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Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2026
The Coast Guard recovered the suspect from the water, as well as 10 bales of contraband wrapped in brown bags.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Over in the next aisle, Gifty Anderson, who typically buys bales from Canada and the United Kingdom, held up a dress smeared with body makeup and tossed it aside without a second thought.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Local farmer Frank Stoeber began spinning the ball in 1953, incorporating twine from the hay bales of 85 neighboring farmers.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Limited seating in the form of chairs and hay bales will be available.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Ann and Pat later moved to a 10-acre farm east of Franktown, where Schrader gardened, raised hens, spoiled cats and hoisted 50-pound bales of hay among other chores for the family’s eight horses.
—Billie Stanton, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Stoeber had lots of leftover twine from years of feeding his cows bales of hay.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Stoeber had leftover twine from years of feeding his cows bales of hay and figured rolling it into a giant ball would be a fun activity and good exercise.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2026
The Coast Guard recovered the suspect from the water, as well as 10 bales of contraband wrapped in brown bags.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Over in the next aisle, Gifty Anderson, who typically buys bales from Canada and the United Kingdom, held up a dress smeared with body makeup and tossed it aside without a second thought.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Local farmer Frank Stoeber began spinning the ball in 1953, incorporating twine from the hay bales of 85 neighboring farmers.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Limited seating in the form of chairs and hay bales will be available.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Ann and Pat later moved to a 10-acre farm east of Franktown, where Schrader gardened, raised hens, spoiled cats and hoisted 50-pound bales of hay among other chores for the family’s eight horses.
—Billie Stanton, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Stoeber had lots of leftover twine from years of feeding his cows bales of hay.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Stoeber had leftover twine from years of feeding his cows bales of hay and figured rolling it into a giant ball would be a fun activity and good exercise.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bales
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What a Cooking School Vacation Actually Includes A cooking school vacation bundles instruction, lodging and meals into a single trip.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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Each set includes 12 bundles of faux flowers and greenery, creating a full, abundant look without any watering, pruning, or upkeep.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
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Their penthouse apartment was still a construction zone, but Chelsea would stop by the concierge desk to collect packages.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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Zero Proof and Bottomless Bubbles soda packages, or drinks can be purchased a la carte.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Instead of cacao beans, officials found more than 400 packets wrapped in black foil, each containing about 20 blocks of compressed cocaine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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The latter bill would have required them to provide single-use utensils, napkins, condiment packets, straws, chopsticks and other items to customers only upon request.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
2 June 2026
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The initial system, named Eos, serves as a large-scale prototype designed to achieve steady-state fusion and test structural integrity under real operational loads.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Einride's proprietary optimization software, Saga AI, is also being used to manage EV execution of select Amazon loads, including charging planning.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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Observable loadings have declined since the blockade, although the data can be difficult to interpret and often shows up on a delay.—
Anthony Di Paola,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Windward said more than two dozen tankers are confined west of Hormuz as of Wednesday, with the blockade cutting Iranian oil loadings and exports by more than half.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Jensen, then with the Royals’ Triple-A affiliate, had stopped in the shop after a minor league game against the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Indianapolis affiliate to open some packs of baseball cards.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2026
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By storing more energy within the same weight, future semi-solid-state batteries could help increase vehicle range without requiring larger battery packs.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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Early drafts of the council’s report included the suggestion of cutting FEMA’s workforce in half.—
Mallory Wilson,
The Hill,
4 June 2026
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Editors who prioritize style are already hunting drafts for the type of muddy turns of phrase and mixed metaphors that LLMs are known to deploy.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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“Bales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bales. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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