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as in backbone
the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship
a person of lesser fiber would not have spoken out against such an injustice
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Recent Examples of fiber
Eating 100-percent whole-wheat bread can support better health, thanks to its fiber, nutrients, and complex carbohydrates.
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Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 19 May 2026
Cook helps install and connect fiber service for AT&T customers.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 19 May 2026
The best afternoon snacks combine protein, fat, and fiber to deliver steady energy without a second blood sugar crash an hour later.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
The need to seek alternative Internet fiber routes comes on top of Big Tech’s other headaches from the war and Strait of Hormuz crisis.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
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Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 19 May 2026
Cook helps install and connect fiber service for AT&T customers.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 19 May 2026
The best afternoon snacks combine protein, fat, and fiber to deliver steady energy without a second blood sugar crash an hour later.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
The need to seek alternative Internet fiber routes comes on top of Big Tech’s other headaches from the war and Strait of Hormuz crisis.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiber
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The Vast satellite bus—essentially a backbone providing power, propulsion, and navigation for various payloads—will be based largely on technology ported over from the company’s Haven-1 space station, which is due to launch for the first time next year as the world’s first private space station.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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And the power of the internet essentially driving everything and being the backbone of everything.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Homes and gardens sit behind protective walls and gates with barbed wire.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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Transfer to a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 May 2026
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Both Judge Lang and Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden applauded the victim’s courage.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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One drink opened the chest, two turned fear into courage’s cheap cousin, three steadied the hand enough to write the future in invisible ink.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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But mostly, the intertwining threads just sit there, never coming together in any satisfying way or holding up as their own story within the story, despite how hard the writers work at showing that reality can inspire fiction but fiction can also bounce back to influence reality.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Finlayson said that students at the school found his LinkedIn reply before the post's author erased the thread, leading to outcry.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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There might be a fight to escape, but even those few who crawl over rocks and grit and sand to reach terra firma find their surroundings changed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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All of the classic, comforting flavors of good old shrimp and grits come together in easy, casserole form.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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Mama pats Rafa’s head then ruffles his hair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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One day in June, 2016, Denise returned from a hair appointment to discover that Djena had not yet gotten dinner ready.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Training to Be Ellie Houston The performance has been months in the making, with Ellie deep in rehearsals and training to get her stamina half-time ready.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
9 May 2026
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Used for stress, focus, fatigue, and stamina (NCCIH).—
Ryan Brennan
May 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2026
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That means a course of action that targets everything from blackheads to excess sebum production to sebaceous filaments, the thin threads that tend to pop up on your nose, to even redness, which can cause skin to swell, enhancing the appearance of pores.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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The cosmic web is the term scientists use to describe a skeleton-like framework of filaments and sheets of dark matter and gas along which galaxies gathered and evolved over time, which is punctuated by nearly empty voids.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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“Fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiber. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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