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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
However, cucumbers and zucchinis aren’t good sources of either of these nutrients, so for the most benefits, pair them with protein—and fiber-rich foods.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
Schmidt recommends including foods with polyphenols, fiber, unsaturated fats and probiotics in your diet.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Sep. 2025
Gonadal tissues showed the highest microplastic concentrations, with fibers comprising 85 percent of particles, followed by flakes and films.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Launder as Usual After soaking, remove the garment from the solution and press out as much liquid as possible, taking care not to wring or twist the shirt, which can stress or stretch the fibers.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
Schmidt recommends including foods with polyphenols, fiber, unsaturated fats and probiotics in your diet.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Sep. 2025
Gonadal tissues showed the highest microplastic concentrations, with fibers comprising 85 percent of particles, followed by flakes and films.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Launder as Usual After soaking, remove the garment from the solution and press out as much liquid as possible, taking care not to wring or twist the shirt, which can stress or stretch the fibers.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiber
Noun
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Since the end of the pandemic, consumers have proved to be the backbone of the American economy—much to the surprise of some of Wall Street’s biggest names.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Wild’s best forwards all bring a lot to the table defensively, and they’re aided by a strong defensive backbone in the top four, headlined by Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Welcome to Sportico’s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships, products and purchases across the sports business industry.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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It’s also used in wear-resistant coatings, wire-drawing dies, and advanced engine parts.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Grazer showed courage when defending her cubs.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Your courage makes prosecutions possible.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
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The episode sees Marge revisit her nostalgia for a Dawson's Creek-esque '90s teen drama as Lisa raids her mom's closet for vintage threads with the help of fashion-forward classmates Devin (Cole Escola) and Vidalia (Stephanie Hsu).—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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The strokes are steady, thin, almost like threads.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the team has shown plenty of grit through four games thus far.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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On the menu, find everything from crawfish eggrolls to Cajun shrimp and grits to burgers to pork chops.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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Unlike your everyday shampoo, a purifying shampoo is designed to tackle buildup from hair products and environmental residue, giving your scalp health a boost and prepping your strands for shine and softness.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Reyes, who, like Phifer, is from New York, has yet to film any scenes with him but did get a chance to meet in the show's hair-and-makeup room.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What the map did not show was that few hikers attempt this route due to its exposure and the extra time, water, and stamina required of a lengthy and strenuous Class II scramble up and down a trio of ever-taller unnamed 13,000-foot mountains of loose talus and unsteady granite blocks.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
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For leaders already operating under immense pressure, this accelerates their biological wear and tear, reduces resilience, increases the risk of burnout, and undermines the very stamina required to sustain their influence at the top.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the moment, her words offered a filament of hope.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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First, although the current in the ion gauge is proportional to the pressure in the chamber, that proportionality constant depends on a lot of fine details, such as the precise geometry of the filament and the grid.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiber. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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