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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verb

present tense third-person singular of staple
as in clips

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Recent Examples of staples
Noun
With Thanksgiving already just weeks away, shoppers are starting to stock up on holiday staples. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026 In her suitcase, rich caramel, chocolate brown, and burgundy velour get broken up by black and white staples and small glints of silver. — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026 And then judge it by what a family actually saves on the whole cart, not on a handful of staples. — David L. Ortega, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026 The sixth annual Kitchen Awards highlights products across multiple categories, from coffee makers and air fryers to faucets, pantry staples. — Claire Peltier, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 Healthcare, consumer staples, and utilities held up relatively better amid the broader market turmoil. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026 South Area Market Inside this small market there are shelves of snacks and staples from Southeast Asia. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Added to that are high prices for rubber and synthetic materials, components that are core staples in sneaker production. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Made with a few pantry staples, these bars are no-bake and do not require a mixer or oven. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staples
  1. weights
  2. clips
  3. bodies
  4. clamps
  5. cores
  6. ties
  7. chiefs
  8. screws
Noun
  • There’s also a sauna and small steam room (open from 4–11pm) and a fitness room kitted out with weights and yoga mats.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 5 Nov. 2026
  • First, the provider publishes a cryptographic commitment to its model weights, effectively creating a fingerprint of the exact model being used while keeping the weights private.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of weights
Verb
  • Which is why golf buddies Tyler Kenney and Zach Smith founded Laced Golf, a digital device that clips onto your shoelaces and gives you real-time feedback on your stance using lights and haptic vibration.
    — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of clips
Noun
  • The clinic is affiliated with the ISHRS and FUE Europe, two of the specialty’s professional bodies.
    — Burak Onal, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Currently untitled, the film revolves around a man with muscular dystrophy (Way) who swap bodies with his burly caregiver with hilarious consequences.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of bodies
Verb
  • Right when a great team clamps it down, the Chiefs frittered it away.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of clamps
Noun
  • Since neutrinos are produced in stellar cores and can travel large distances, scientists can study them on Earth by building detectors.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The Cubs and White Sox both figure to be interested buyers, with offensive cores in place but holes to fill in the outfields and on their pitching staffs.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of cores
Verb
  • Defensively, the Mustangs were able to hold the Trojans 17 points, which ties a season low.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • An economic zone for the free world can turn the tide against China, but only if the United States ties itself to the mast.
    — THEODORE BUNZEL, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of ties
Noun
  • Throughout that year, as Israelis poured into the streets to protest Netanyahu's far-right government and its plan to weaken the judiciary, Netanyahu's security chiefs warned that regional enemies could take advantage of the turmoil to attack.
    — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • During a meeting with his army chiefs last week, Putin said Russian forces were on the offensive along the entire front line.
    — Anastasiia Parafeniuk, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of chiefs
Verb
  • David’s view The modern left is at its most powerful inside the Democratic Party after the party screws things up.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of screws

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“Staples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staples. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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