as in package
a large amount of a material (such as hay or wool) that is pressed together tightly and often tied or wrapped
a bale of cotton/paper
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Recent Examples of bale
Experts recommend using two 60-pound bales of straw per 1,000 square feet.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2025
In 1931, the family could only get a penny and a half for a bale of cotton.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
Does anyone know a farmer willing to part with a few bales of spoiled hay?
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
In a sturdy, redbrick barn in rural Leicestershire, England, Bella Ramsey considers a 10-foot drop from the top of a hay bale.
—Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2025
In 1931, the family could only get a penny and a half for a bale of cotton.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
Does anyone know a farmer willing to part with a few bales of spoiled hay?
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
In a sturdy, redbrick barn in rural Leicestershire, England, Bella Ramsey considers a 10-foot drop from the top of a hay bale.
—Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bale
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The package, a centerpiece of the President’s domestic agenda, includes across-the-board tax cuts and sweeping reductions in federal spending.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 June 2025
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Across the country, Comcast has pushed to move regional sports channels out of its basic cable packages, believing that doing so would lower cable bills for subscribers who did not watch them with regularity.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
5 June 2025
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Live data, including traffic, weather and carrier congestion, provided and analyzed by AI in seconds, enables logistics managers to use these insights to effectively reroute shipments and reassign loads, which ultimately minimizes disruption.—
Clemente Theotokis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Monday, June 9 Expect loads of coverage as Apple kicks off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), with the keynote address scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
8 June 2025
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The ride also was known for its dramatic 17-story, straight-up lift hill right out of the loading station.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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On the other side was a walkway leading to a loading dock.—
Jon Schuppe,
NBC news,
24 May 2025
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Cord-cutting is showing little sign of letting up, as the legacy pay-TV bundle lost another 12% of its subscriber base in the first quarter, bringing overall penetration down to just 36% of all U.S. TV households.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
13 June 2025
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First, the digital freebies include a Steam profile bundle, an exclusive startup movie, and a special virtual keyboard theme.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2025
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Take the quiz here … FED UP – Americans slam fast-food favorite over their struggles with its sauce packets.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 June 2025
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Told me about finishing off a packet of lollies and replaced them.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Meanwhile, there are Black folks serving life for stealing a pack of gum.—
Peter Aitken
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 June 2025
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Variety packs of White Claw Hard Seltzer are displayed for sale inside an Albertsons Cos. grocery store in San Diego, California.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
7 June 2025
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The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea, sees roughly 20 million barrels per day of oil and oil products pass through, accounting for nearly one-fifth of global oil shipments.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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Earlier this year, the company’s shareholders voted against a proposal to halt shipments of arms to Israel on the grounds that premise of the proposal was incorrect.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 June 2025
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Teel, the son of a catching instructor who twice played in the College World Series for Virginia, was a first-round pick in the 2023 draft who received a $4 million bonus to sign.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Hernandez went 9-1 this season and should be a top pick in next month’s baseball draft.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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“Bale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bale. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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