Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stapled
Verb
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And if the elements are glued on, the dryer is likely to cause the glue to melt.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Florida’s defense has clamped up, holding opponents to three goals or fewer in six of these eight games.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Dec. 2025
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The system the engineers developed consists of a series of pneumatic tubes that deploy from a pressurized box on one side of a robotic arm, use air pressure to snake under or around a specific object, then rejoin the arm on the other side where they are clamped in place.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Before its sale, the bottle was reconditioned at the distillery; that bespoke label was re-adhered and the cork and capsule of the bottle replaced.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Higher Learning Commission recommended closure by late December 2025, and Martin adhered.—
Essence,
Essence,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The game was tied at 34 after three quarters.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount of triple damages, tied to what state government and Michigan consumers have overpaid for energy since 2022, as well as a disgorgement of corporate profits.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Posters calling for statewide action and promoting the protest march and rally are pasted in the windows of businesses near the University of Minnesota.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
22 Jan. 2026
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Dan could see no footholds ex‑ cept a crystal shaped like a domino pasted onto the rock.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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There are other complications, of course — typical Marvel stuff — but even without them, Simon is still screwed.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2026
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That doesn’t mean you’re screwed if your job is highly repetitive.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Kaiden Guhle clipped Sean Kuraly with a high stick – this one a no-doubter – and the B’s went back on the PP.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The car reportedly veered off Iron Point Road, hit a tree at the edge of the station’s parking lot, then continued about 60 yards across the lot, clipped a parked car and crashed into the elevated train platform.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For decades, travel insurance was a program—a static product attached to a cruise or tour.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The magazine, and the small press attached to it, have since sadly folded, but the idea of the Midwestern Gothic has never left me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Stapled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stapled. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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