stapled

past tense of staple

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stapled
Verb
  • Garden Art Wine corks can be glued together with a hot glue gun to create decorative birdhouses and wreaths to display in the garden.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Here, the oyster clamped swiftly shut, pinching Yara’s finger.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • Minnesota, facing elimination at 3-1 in this series, clamped up.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • The report found that excessive moisture had caused the adhesive to fail, leaving the roofing membrane no longer properly adhered, according to the lawsuit.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
  • Once adhered properly, my press-ons last through the wear and tear of everyday life—on keyboards, NYC subway poles, and even at the gym.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Brazil and Morocco are currently tied atop Group C with four points apiece.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • San Francisco tied the game at 1-1 in the second following Caissie’s home run on a Daniel Susac sacrifice fly after loading the bases on three consecutive singles against Lake Bachar, who opened Miami’s bullpen game.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Companies are watching sensitive data get pasted into systems with no enterprise protections.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • New York beat San Antonio in the NBA Cup final in December, narrowly lost at San Antonio 134-132 on New Year’s Eve, and then pasted the Spurs 114-89 in early March — San Antonio’s worst loss of the season.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Now, Greg is screwed because, one week in, everyone is having a great time.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • No matter who ends up on the Iron Throne, the common people get screwed.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Eight minutes later the game was level when Hwang In-beom clipped the ball deftly over the onrushing Matej Kovar and Oh Hyeon-Gyu completed the comeback on 86 minutes.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • Scotland came close to a goal in the 17th minute when captain Scott McTominay got loose and fired a shot that clipped the top of the post.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • One day, Rangel placed the dog in a delivery box attached to his bicycle and took him for a short ride.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • These muscles include your pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis and flexor-pronator mass that are attached by tendons to the medial epicondyle of your humerus.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
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“Stapled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stapled. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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