stapling

verb

present participle of staple
as in gluing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stapling
  1. clamping
  2. adhering
  3. clipping
  4. tying
  5. cinching
  6. screwing
  7. sticking
  8. hanging
Verb
  • The headphones uses a 12-point through-bolt construction, with 12 screws clamping the housing assembly from the outer housing to the front plate.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Firefighters quickly tended to mother and baby, clamping and cutting the umbilical cord, and both were transported in stable condition to the hospital.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of clamping
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  • Unlike in Cutud, participants are mostly female faith healers adhering not to vows but to mystic trances and possession.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026
  • Decorating rules can be helpful guidelines, but adhering too strictly to conventional wisdom can seriously cramp your style.
    — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 23 June 2026
Definition of adhering
Verb
  • Launched by General Mills in 1996, it was built to invite parents to turn ordinary grocery purchases into support for their child's school, originally by clipping box tops, now by scanning receipts in an app.
    — Karl Mawhinney, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • He was arrested crossing the border from Mexico into Texas in September 1981, according to a news clipping from the Chicago Tribune.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 16 July 2026
Definition of clipping
Verb
  • One of the two men accused of zip-tying and holding hostage two national forest employees last week had a violent criminal charge dismissed because of overcrowding in the state’s mental health facilities, a Washington prosecutor said.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 21 July 2026
  • Just a fraction of an inch can separate a player from hitting a flyball to left field and, say, tying a franchise record for career home runs.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
Definition of tying
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  • Her blonde hair, acrylic nails, high heels, rhinestones, waist-cinching silhouettes, and curves were not accidents of taste.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 25 July 2026
  • Like Winfrey’s midi, this beige dress features a waist-cinching belt and fit-and-flare silhouette.
    — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 20 July 2026
Definition of cinching
Verb
  • The breeze was screwing with the sound system, and the temperature dropped abruptly.
    — Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
  • America’s favorite sport is not football, or soccer, but screwing over sports fans, which is why FIFA should hold its World Cup in the United States permanently.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Definition of screwing
Verb
  • SerpApi is hoping that the fight will be over soon, telling Ars that the costly legal battle is worth sticking it out to defend the open web.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
  • The site points out that dogs sticking their head or paws out the window could lead to them darting out or getting injured, and the brand says pets should be restricted to the backseat.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
Definition of sticking
Verb
  • The club have seemingly had question marks hanging over their goalkeepers for the best part of 25 years.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Just really tried to push him out over and was able to get a hanging slider.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of hanging
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