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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Recent Examples of staples
Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2026
Several staples — including snack kiosks and merchandise locations — are being removed, disappearing from the park as Disney reworks the area, according to multiple reports.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Food and drink The team tapped young-gun Singaporean chef Lynus Lin from Evernight Izakaya in London to revamp the menus, which now fuse local staples with global techniques.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Pat Macy, chief executive officer of American Royal, told The Star on Friday that starting events in KCK with those four staples was intentional.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Its picks include Alphabet and Amazon, and span a variety of sectors such as consumer staples, IT and technology.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Think versatile linen staples that mix and match effortlessly into a capsule travel wardrobe—easy pants, relaxed matching sets, and throw-on-and-go dresses that work for multiple outfits.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Its lineup leans toward such flavors as asiago cheese, everything, cheddar jalapeño and apple cinnamon, alongside plain, onion and other de rigueur staples.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Throughout the morning, volunteers handed out boxes filled with fresh produce, bread, and other staples to anyone who needed food.
—Justin Adams, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
Subtle without veering saccharine, sage green lends ease to tailored staples—blazers, trousers, crisp shirting—while adding refinement to warmer-weather pieces like shorts and slip dresses.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2026
Several staples — including snack kiosks and merchandise locations — are being removed, disappearing from the park as Disney reworks the area, according to multiple reports.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Food and drink The team tapped young-gun Singaporean chef Lynus Lin from Evernight Izakaya in London to revamp the menus, which now fuse local staples with global techniques.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Pat Macy, chief executive officer of American Royal, told The Star on Friday that starting events in KCK with those four staples was intentional.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Its picks include Alphabet and Amazon, and span a variety of sectors such as consumer staples, IT and technology.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Think versatile linen staples that mix and match effortlessly into a capsule travel wardrobe—easy pants, relaxed matching sets, and throw-on-and-go dresses that work for multiple outfits.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Its lineup leans toward such flavors as asiago cheese, everything, cheddar jalapeño and apple cinnamon, alongside plain, onion and other de rigueur staples.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Throughout the morning, volunteers handed out boxes filled with fresh produce, bread, and other staples to anyone who needed food.
—Justin Adams, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staples
Noun
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Wellness The gym, which is a little over 1,200 square feet, is located on the top floor, almost touching the Madrid sky, and includes stationary bikes, treadmills, stair climbers, rowing machines, as well as strength equipment, weights, saunas, and changing rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Just to get my heartbeat (up) and get on the treadmill, do a bit of running and weights.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Joe Rodon clips a pass over the top of the Brentford defence for Calvert-Lewin to contest.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The holder clips right to your pack or waders and keeps everything in a neat, easy-to-dispense stack.—
Francesca Krempa,
Outside,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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He is built like a running back and bodies defensive backs after the catch.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Their struggle has upturned the tabletop candle that illuminates the scene and any moment will surely extinguish it, effacing the giddy pattern formed by the writhing bodies and glowing, veiny bladder skin.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Pocket Grip also features a central hex drive that clamps a standard hex bit.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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The device, which clamps onto the line just above the hook and pairs zinc and graphite in seawater, creates a small electric field about the size of a beachball around the hook, and rattles approaching sharks.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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In more validation of Amazon’s chip strategy, Meta said Friday its agreed to deploy at least tens of millions of Graviton cores.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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The company also said Graviton5 carries a cache five times larger than the prior version, helping cut delays in communication between cores by up to 33 percent.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The 11 home runs in March/April ties Paul Kornerko for the most by a White Sox player in those months.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The decision to name both cubs after rangers ties the zoo’s conservation breeding program to the front-line work of keeping Sumatran tigers alive in the wild.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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But there is also a suspicion among defense chiefs, amplified by Robertson, that the Treasury dislikes handing money to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) due to the latter's various procurement mishaps.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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From the bureau chiefs to the guy who operated the copy machine, everyone kicked in a percentage of their salary to Hynes campaign.—
John O’Hara,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kinto’s travel tumbler ($34) is a handsome receptacle available in a number of colors, with a lid that screws on tight and enough insulation to keep a cup of coffee warm all day long.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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Or are those simply screws Vrabel’s staff will tighten with more time and practice?—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Staples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staples. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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