stapling

Definition of staplingnext
present participle of staple

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stapling
Verb
  • Fire crews assisted with keeping the baby's airways clear, clamping and cutting the umbilical cord, and wrapping the little one in a towel to stay warm.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The vineyard says the town updated its noise guidelines the year after the business opened in 2017, unfairly clamping and shuttering the series for years at a time.
    Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 13 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The research team claimed that their innovation involves applying a specialized coating to critical components to prevent hydrogen bubbles from adhering, thereby enabling smoother hydrogen release.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
  • The results also highlight the importance of maintaining a healthy weight, optimizing metabolic health and adhering closely to established cancer treatments and follow-up, according to the researchers.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Melissa went on to tear through Cuba and the Bahamas before clipping Bermuda on its way out to sea.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Next to a wooden model of an ibis and a Brazil shirt signed by 1994 World Cup winner Ricardo Rocha is a small newspaper clipping.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Look, Penn State fans need something positive here to remember, so let’s turn to a White Out in 2013 when Robinson soared far above Channing Stribling, seemingly suspended in midair, to haul in a miracle heave from Christian Hackenberg that set up a tying touchdown en route to a four-overtime win.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Acuff then missed a potential game-tying three-pointer with seven seconds left, though the Razorbacks came up with another offensive rebound that survived a challenge by Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo.
    Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The silhouette featured an almond toe and stacked block heel, while the shaft made a unique statement with cinching at the ankle, a general looseness up the leg and then a lace threaded through the circumference about three-quarters of the way up, knotted in a bow as a dainty embellishment.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • One look was an ultra-cinching sheer corset minidress paired with lace-up heels and the other was a Dilara Findikoglu design with a teeny beaded bra as a top.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cattano suggests screwing mug hooks into the bottom of kitchen cabinets to utilize that space between the cupboards and the countertops.
    Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That’s because the president doesn’t care about screwing people.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the humpback plunges back below the surface the remoras, also known as sucker fish, return to the whale, sticking their landings with the timing and precision of Olympic gymnasts.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Braid my hair at the top, sticking straight up.
    Stephanie Mansfield, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Such rotting fruit from the forest floor contained higher concentrations of fermenting yeast and alcohol than the fruits hanging from trees.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Even as students work longer hours to avoid borrowing, loans accumulate like a cloud hanging overhead.
    Liam McCusker, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Stapling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stapling. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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