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Recent Examples of staple
Noun
Create a Flip Book: Teach your child how to create a flip book by stapling small squares of paper together. Sherri Gordon, Parents, 25 Apr. 2025 In a virtuosic struggle, Chee almost gets Reynolds, whose dark hood seems to have been stapled onto his head, because no matter how much tackling and wrestling and shooting at Chee is able to manage, the hood never lifts an inch above his eyes. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
On June 10, the fashion designer was spotted in Paris wearing the effortless closet staple stars like Taylor Swift and Joanna Gaines have also embraced this season: the polo shirt. Averi Baudler, People.com, 13 June 2025 But which grocery store as the best deals on grilling staples? Evan Moore june 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for staple
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staple
Noun
  • Beer league teams across North America buy the Bulldogs jersey in bulk.
    Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • To determine which vaccines are purchased for the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program: The CDC’s Vaccines for Children program bulk purchases vaccines that are then distributed to states, which, in turn, distribute them to doctor’s offices.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Yet period style still adheres, the timbres pungent rather than plush.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • Resting the shrimp before frying gives the breading the chance to adhere.
    Kia Damon, Southern Living, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • History is also at the core of the third installation, which may be my favorite.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
  • At the time, activists were organizing a protest at the property for Sunday, the same day that a core group of private contractors was planning to hold a meeting on site.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Resist the urge to stick exclusively with people from the same background who all see the world the same way.
    Robert E. Siegel, CNBC, 26 June 2025
  • Courts can’t stick their heads in the sand to an obvious way that a new technology might severely harm the incentive to create, just because the issue has not come up before.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Universities, industry associations, and regulatory bodies must collaborate to create an environment where quadruple bottom line thinking becomes the norm.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • From 2011 to 2015 McClay worked as a consultant advising firms and trade bodies on not-for-profit strategy and management, and on sustainable sourcing policies and standards.
    Alan McClay, Sourcing Journal, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • The pair will tie the knot in Venice, Italy, later this week.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 24 June 2025
  • On the eve of Lionel Messi’s 38th birthday, more than 60,000 fans at Hard Rock Stadium watched in amazement as his Inter Miami team took a 2-0 lead on Brazilian great Palmeiras, and then held their breath as Palmeiras tied it 2-2 in an entertaining Club World Cup match.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Woods has provided input on design and features, as well as significant feedback on aspects of the polos such as weight, collar stays, buttons, water absorbency, and fit.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Whitfield had long-standing tensions with his senior, Minister Parks Tau, in a department that carries real weight at a tense time.
    Sam Mkokeli, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement The majority opinion faulted the lower courts for applying their injunctions beyond the plaintiffs in the case, preventing the Trump Administration from moving forward with several policy priorities.
    Nik Popli, Time, 27 June 2025
  • Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion, with Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch in dissent.
    June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025

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“Staple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staple. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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