Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stapled
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Unfortunately, during his journey, Vasi encountered a wire snare trap, which ended up clamped around his back leg in September 2019.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025 -
One of the two animals ended up with part of Hohl's head inside its mouth, with its jaws clamped around his cheek and skull, while the other clamped onto his left ankle.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Participants adhered well, spending 73 percent of the study in ketosis.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Putting further investment toward recycling, by 2030, Eastman intends to allocate 90 percent of its research and development spend tied to Naia textiles on innovations related to sustainability and circularity.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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Gadsden tied his career best with seven catches, including his first touchdown in the NFL.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
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Sofia Coppola’s cult-favorite (if historically murky-at-best) 2006 film Marie Antoinette plucked the queen from history-book pages and pasted her on contemporary mood boards.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
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Asked whether Robinson had literally copied and pasted Harrington’s idea, his website was taken down.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Gabriel has royally screwed the pooch.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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This screwed a lot of people over.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
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The scouts are getting an in-person look at the opposing players and game plan, and are on the lookout for anything the all-22 cutups can’t pick up, because the pieces of film are clipped closer to the snap itself.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Keep your toenails clipped and short.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
10 Oct. 2025
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One week later, the inmate attacked him in the middle of the night and beat him with a padlock attached to a belt, leaving him with a gash to the head and other injuries, according to the lawsuit.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Made with vegan leather and a stainless steel loop, this luggage tag has a matching protective AirTag holder attached.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the creation was so popular that other grandes dames of international society were soon donning their own versions—affixed to semiprecious and precious stones such as aquamarine and morganite.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
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Kris Jenner is waiting in a Rolls-Royce out front, affixed with the same KngKylie plates and a glove compartment full of the upcoming Kylie Cosmetics lip gloss launch.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Stapled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stapled. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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