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 pair appeared to be in a rural area surrounded by grass and hay bales.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Like Haňťa’s bales, those postcards are art.
—Rabih Alameddine
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Carroll County Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services continued to work on the scene with the farm owners to break apart the remains of the building and debris from the fire, such as small fires stuck in bales of hay.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2025
Agbofah’s aim is to recruit his new staff from those same migrant women carrying 120-pound bales on their heads.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Hay bales are placed along the backside of the den box, and the door gets removed.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 24 Feb. 2025
There were no changes to export figures greater than 100,000 bales.
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2025
French farmers have grabbed headlines in recent months by blocking roads with hay bales and cow manure.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
The windows featured goats floating on cashmere clouds, little flocks of sheep, old-fashioned wooden mills and bales of wool everywhere.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Like Haňťa’s bales, those postcards are art.
—Rabih Alameddine
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Carroll County Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services continued to work on the scene with the farm owners to break apart the remains of the building and debris from the fire, such as small fires stuck in bales of hay.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2025
Agbofah’s aim is to recruit his new staff from those same migrant women carrying 120-pound bales on their heads.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Hay bales are placed along the backside of the den box, and the door gets removed.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 24 Feb. 2025
There were no changes to export figures greater than 100,000 bales.
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2025
French farmers have grabbed headlines in recent months by blocking roads with hay bales and cow manure.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
The windows featured goats floating on cashmere clouds, little flocks of sheep, old-fashioned wooden mills and bales of wool everywhere.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bales
Noun
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Cameco builds nuclear fuel bundles for reactors and has a 49% stake in Global Laser Enrichment, a company that uses third-generation enrichment technology.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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Synergistic alignment involves braiding the strategies for adapting to single trend-factors into new, vastly superior bundles.—
Jerry Cahn,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Further afield, guests can also enjoy activities such as heliskiing, whale watching, hiking, and horse riding, with the lodge also offering customizable tour packages and transportation options, including a 10-minute helicopter transfer from Akureyri Airport.—
Mia Taylor,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Without independent, experienced directors, the board has become a rubber stamp, approving misaligned compensation packages and tolerating underwhelming strategies while shareholders and franchisees shoulder the consequences.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a nutshell, OFDMA divides channels into resource units (RUs), allowing for smaller data packets that can be transmitted to multiple users simultaneously.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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Yes, the little packets tucked inside a new pair of shoes.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Federal agents stopped three boats that were en route to South Florida from the Bahamas and were smuggling large loads of cocaine and dozens of Chinese migrants last week, according to court documents.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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On top of that, the humanoid handled different types of dishwasher loads, from dishes to glasses, adapting itself to execute the task with perfection.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That makes the $65 fee and all those frozen chicken nuggets and packs of ramen a pretty smart deal.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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The exception to 'nobody in the AAA space is still working on RTS projects' might be Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios; Age of Empires — one of the undisputed greats of the genre — is still alive and regularly getting new entries, expansions, and smaller content packs.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Instead of spending hours writing drafts, creators use AI to accelerate workflows, then layer on their own creativity and brand understanding.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Prospects eligible for upcoming NHL drafts were also not included, but they are folded in annually.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Bales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bales. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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