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as in backbone
the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship
a person of lesser fiber would not have spoken out against such an injustice
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Recent Examples of fiber
This one helped the museum hire a full-time staffer who would specifically work on the museum’s fiber and textile collection this year.
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
Add fruit and nuts for a boost of fiber and nutrients.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The rug’s fibers are sturdy and wide, giving it a comfy underfoot feel without becoming high maintenance.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025
Sweet potatoes are also rich in fiber, magnesium, and vitamin A.10
6.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 14 Apr. 2025
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
Add fruit and nuts for a boost of fiber and nutrients.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The rug’s fibers are sturdy and wide, giving it a comfy underfoot feel without becoming high maintenance.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025
Sweet potatoes are also rich in fiber, magnesium, and vitamin A.10
6.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiber
Noun
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The multilateral framework painstakingly built since World War II—with the World Trade Organization as its backbone —is being systematically undermined.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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These are the mission-critical applications and platforms that form the backbone of your operations.—
Tomás O’Leary,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack, about 1 hour.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2025
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The regular news wire has since been axed, replaced with a new media seat for podcasters and influencers, and two print news seats.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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By the end, the young girl proudly admired her new earrings, a symbol of overcoming fear and embracing courage.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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His leadership showed compassion, political courage, and moral clarity … qualities our leaders could use today more than ever.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Waltz inadvertently added Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, to the thread.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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Framed by the story of a Palestinian teenager at a West Bank protest who experiences violence that rocks his family and leads to his mother recounting the familial threads — all the way back to the 1948 Nakba and onward toward the present day — that brought her son to that fateful event.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But the Francophone descriptor fails to conjure the dust her voice kicks up, the grit and moan that hang in the air after each song.—
Carrie Brownstein,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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Added some grit and determination on the back end with Lindgren.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As the real Del Rey stepped out in a crimson gown with her hair in perfect curls, phones shot into the air for the performance’s climax.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
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Lead by the restorative properties of prickly pear oil, this rich mask helps restore the hair shaft, improve split ends, and achieve overall healthier hair.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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My daughter’s public-school kindergarten teacher poured heroic volumes of stamina and good cheer into the doomed task of teaching anything to two dozen unmutable five-year-olds through a glitchy screen.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2025
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Rugby is one of the most physically demanding sports, requiring grit, endurance and stamina.—
Dennis Volpe,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The CMEs were launched during a rare double eruption of solar magnetic filaments on April 12 and April 13.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Unusually, these solar flares didn't come from sunspots — dark patches on the sun's surface indicating intense magnetic activity— but magnetic filaments detaching from the sun.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiber. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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