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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
Fabric softener can leave a residue that reduces the absorbency of natural fibers.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
The California and Pennsylvania deals both cover network maintenance, requiring detailed audits of Frontier's copper and fiber networks and programs to identify and fix infrastructure problems.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Adtran — Shares dropped more than 8% after the fiber networking and telecommunications company announced a $150 million convertible senior notes offering.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
How Barley Reduces Cholesterol Barley contains vitamins, antioxidants, and an important soluble fiber called beta-glucan.
—Jennifer Moll, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
The California and Pennsylvania deals both cover network maintenance, requiring detailed audits of Frontier's copper and fiber networks and programs to identify and fix infrastructure problems.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Adtran — Shares dropped more than 8% after the fiber networking and telecommunications company announced a $150 million convertible senior notes offering.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
How Barley Reduces Cholesterol Barley contains vitamins, antioxidants, and an important soluble fiber called beta-glucan.
—Jennifer Moll, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiber
Noun
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Organizations like the National Institutes of Health continue to recommend moderate to vigorous activity — such as brisk walking, running, or cycling — as the backbone of good health.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Having a strong offensive line is the backbone of any good offense.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Each arrangement includes flowers made from a faux silk material, as well as a durable stem that’s constructed with both plastic and iron wire.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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Welcome to Sportico’s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships, products and purchases across the sports business industry.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ironically, the very adaptability and intellectual courage the future demands are often harder to cultivate in today’s college climate.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In an atmosphere of repression and fear, these women discover courage, solidarity, and the power of imagination through the simple transformative act of reading together.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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Several people recommended Altra shoes for wide feet on a Reddit thread, and one said even the regular, non-wide sizes fit them much better than other brands’ wide sizes because of the unique shape.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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The iCarly actress always struck people as ethnically ambiguous—with lots of Reddit threads, X, Facebook, and Instagram posts speculating about her background.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For your fights, your moments of glory, your grit.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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For breakfast and lunch, there’s Gulf shrimp in a moat of creamy grits and massive triangles of quiche suspending earthy layers of collard greens.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jenna Johnson and Joey Graziadei tear up the dancefloor on 'Dancing With the Stars' hair metal on October 8, 2024.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Apply to damp hair before blow-drying or air-drying, or once it’s already styled as a glossing, smoothing top-up.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as the Long Walk.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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That was a different type of stamina to stay in that emotional truth.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to advanced image processing and stacking, the nebula's wispy filament of dust appears red and blue next to star 52 Cygni.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Its inner space is dense with filaments of tubulin and actin, another protein that plays a similar skeletal role.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiber. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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