staples 1 of 2

noun

plural of staple
as in weights
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts reading is the very staple of a person's education

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staples

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verb

present tense third-person singular of staple
as in clips

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Recent Examples of staples
Noun
That same year, deputies severely beat Joseph Perez on a San Gabriel Valley street, leaving him in need of 30 stitches and staples in his face and head. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Inflation has also soared above 80%, with prices for certain food staples up 100%. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 Gap is my one-stop-shop for elevated staples, and its best fall fashion pieces are conveniently available—and on sale—at Amazon. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026 Kravitz, a seasoned pro, knows her simple staples will carry her though. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 Think handbags that can carry into fall, tops that work beneath a jacket, and accessories that give summer staples a fresh lease on life. — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026 Some style staples just make sense together — like jeans and a T-shirt. — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Lightweight sweaters are the Goldilocks of capsule wardrobe staples. — Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026 Then, spread the tarps over the area, anchor the tarps with rocks or landscape staples, and leave the tarps in place for at least 6 to 8 weeks during the growing season. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staples
  1. weights
  2. clips
  3. bodies
  4. clamps
  5. cores
  6. ties
  7. chiefs
  8. screws
Noun
  • Because my initial output was short and structured with a single link, the system’s mathematical weights became heavily biased toward repeating that exact shape.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Notably, in a tweet congratulating Jensen on the deal, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora echoed the importance of balancing open source and open weights with frontier LLMs.
    — , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of weights
Verb
  • All of my essentials are packed in my Stowaway, which clips into my weekender as a bag organizer, and can clip out to be worn on its own as a crossbody when walking around during the day or as a clutch when going out in the evening.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • This compact tote folds into a small pouch that clips directly onto your keys and expands into a functional bag when needed.
    — Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Definition of clips
Noun
  • The newspaper’s coverage — which included photographs of dead bodies — could certainly not be accused of being sanitized.
    — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Their bodies were found several days later, dumped in a cliff-top shaft with gunshot wounds to their heads.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of bodies
Verb
  • The twisting barrel easily clamps to hair (without pulling) and gives you long-lasting curls for up to two days.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 23 June 2026
  • The Pocket Grip also features a central hex drive that clamps a standard hex bit.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of clamps
Noun
  • The cores or plugs removed from the lawn during aeration actually increase the success of overseeding by providing more direct contact between the seeds and the soil.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Your knives go on the outside of these narrow, freestanding blocks, which typically have wooden exteriors and magnetic cores.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of cores
Verb
  • Celebrity makeup artist Jaleesa Jaikaran ties the surge to a bigger shift in how people want to wear color—more of it, but with skin that still looks like skin.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • What ties them together is what has always tied them together.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of ties
Noun
  • That's shifting the organizational structure, giving many security chiefs a direct line to the CEO instead of the chief information officer, said Meredith Griffanti, global head of cybersecurity and data privacy communications at FTI Consulting.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Security chiefs at financial companies say 30% to 50% of their time goes to regulatory compliance that could be better spent dealing with the real threats.
    — Keegan Crage, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of chiefs
Verb
  • Loose hardware Give any bolts, brackets, and screws a quick once-over to make sure nothing has worked itself loose.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The pen cap then screws onto the lower tube to create an extended striker that's easy to grip and move.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 June 2026
Definition of screws

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