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
The bales weighed nearly 780 pounds and were estimated to have a street value of more than $5 million altogether.
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CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
The artificial ice would be surrounded by bales of hay to provide a safety barrier for skaters.
—Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
Cotton was a big crop in Savannah before the Civil War, with the city exporting more than half a million bales of cotton a year.
—Jim Halley, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
In terms of exports, the only change over 100,000 bales was for Mali (-150,000 bales to 900,000).
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Some used the money to buy new bales or machinery, or to help their family through that moment.
—Bella Webb, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
An employee dove between two metal bales that surround the facility to quickly carry a customer who had been burned to safety.
—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
CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
The artificial ice would be surrounded by bales of hay to provide a safety barrier for skaters.
—Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
Cotton was a big crop in Savannah before the Civil War, with the city exporting more than half a million bales of cotton a year.
—Jim Halley, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
In terms of exports, the only change over 100,000 bales was for Mali (-150,000 bales to 900,000).
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Some used the money to buy new bales or machinery, or to help their family through that moment.
—Bella Webb, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
An employee dove between two metal bales that surround the facility to quickly carry a customer who had been burned to safety.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bales
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To compete with Netflix, Prime Video, YouTube and the threat to the cable bundles, the traditional players started their own streaming services, as older subscribers cut the cord and younger ones never even thought about signing up for cable TV.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Players will be able to recruit one random Pokémon a day, or purchase a number of bundles to get more.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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The latest Fubo lineup deals come as the teams behind RSNs continue to eye streaming platform options as the traditional pay TV bundle — where RSNs were bundled into basic cable packages and subscribers paid for the channel — continues to decline amid cord-cutting.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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The drone alone starts at €459 (£409), with Fly More Combo packages reaching €939 (£829) with either the RC 2 joystick or the motion controller.—
Omar Kardoudi
March 27,
New Atlas,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some pharmacies will even package your medications into packets, one for each time slot in each day.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes the actress and the publicist would talk well into the night, going through packets of cigarettes.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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These can be made to adapt to various movements (for example, lifting very heavy loads).—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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The elevator to it is fortified for heavy loads.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Across multiple designs and operating conditions, CNTF heaters consistently achieved higher specific power loadings than comparable metal-alloy elements.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Saudi Arabia has increased crude loadings in recent weeks, and strategic petroleum reserves held by major consuming nations like China, could provide some temporary cushioning to the market, Rystad Energy said in a note Sunday.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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These packs can be multiple deodorants or packs of deodorant paired with other Old Spice products such as soaps and shampoos.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Coyote packs typically include two to seven dogs.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Dolphins’ last two drafts showed a good deal of focus on the trenches.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Both Burries and Acuff are projected NBA lottery picks in most mock drafts with the latter possibly becoming a top-five selection this upcoming offseason.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Bales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bales. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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