stapled

past tense of staple

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stapled
Verb
  • Garden Art Wine corks can be glued together with a hot glue gun to create decorative birdhouses and wreaths to display in the garden.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Here, the oyster clamped swiftly shut, pinching Yara’s finger.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • Minnesota, facing elimination at 3-1 in this series, clamped up.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • But a new fastest time from UAE’s Florian Vermeersch on June 2 of this year — 23km at an average speed of 75kmh — suggests that not everyone has adhered.
    Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • The report found that excessive moisture had caused the adhesive to fail, leaving the roofing membrane no longer properly adhered, according to the lawsuit.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Friday’s output tied for the second-most runs in a game for the Sox.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • The score was tied, 1-1, when reliever Huascar Brazobán entered to begin the seventh, replacing Thornton, who had thrown 78 pitches.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • The hardware stores are all sold out of chalk powder, which can be pasted onto the outside of panes to reflect more sunlight.
    Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
  • There is always a new poster ready to be pasted.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Either Cody or Gunther wins because Sami gets screwed; Zayn will then further descend into madness and attack someone after the bell.
    Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • With Dumb Money, also directed by Gillespie, Rogen played businessman Gabe Plotkin, who got screwed in the GameStop stock drama.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • His pass to Luis Romo was perhaps a little short but the midfielder kept his cool, finding Roberto Alvarado, who clipped a gorgeous, inviting pass over the top.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • In that game, the Netherlands earned a penalty in stoppage time when the referee deemed that Dutch winger Arjen Robben was clipped in the box by Mexico’s Rafael Márquez.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Lying in a hospital bed, the breathing tube attached to her neck sometimes came loose, triggering an alarm.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • Production designer James Price (Poor Things) and costume designer Kate Hawley (Frankenstein) are also attached.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 June 2026
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“Stapled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stapled. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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