as in weights
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
reading is the very staple of a person's education
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Recent Examples of staples
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
When weeknights get hectic, having a few reliable freezer staples on hand can make all the difference.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
Recommendations also include staples like La Roche-Posay for daily hydration, layered routines, lightweight dry oils, and shimmering options for special events or photography, ensuring a perfect, healthy glow all season.
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Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Families can shop the shelves for fresh food, pantry staples, diapers and other essentials — all at no cost.
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Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Tomato and egg stir-fry is an easy recipe that can be thrown together with common pantry staples in 10 minutes and is delicious enough to be in your weeknight dinner rotation.
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Candy Hom,
AJC.com,
28 June 2026
Even polished staples are getting warm-weather refresh, with Bermuda shorts and sporty track pants stepping in as versatile alternatives to more traditional styles.
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Amanda Le,
InStyle,
28 June 2026
Consider this your sign to stock up on lightweight tops, breezy travel pants, and other warm-weather staples at discounts reaching up to 78 percent off.
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Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2026
Dressed up with fresh tomatoes, peppers, and avocado, this dinner includes kitchen staples like salsa, chicken, corn tortillas, and frozen spinach for a quick-prep meal.
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Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 June 2026
Noun
The body serum category has exploded as shoppers extend the actives, textures and ingredient logic of their facial routines below the neck, and the picks now span luxury formulas, drugstore staples and even Dollar Tree finds.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
When weeknights get hectic, having a few reliable freezer staples on hand can make all the difference.
—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
Recommendations also include staples like La Roche-Posay for daily hydration, layered routines, lightweight dry oils, and shimmering options for special events or photography, ensuring a perfect, healthy glow all season.
—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Families can shop the shelves for fresh food, pantry staples, diapers and other essentials — all at no cost.
—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Tomato and egg stir-fry is an easy recipe that can be thrown together with common pantry staples in 10 minutes and is delicious enough to be in your weeknight dinner rotation.
—
Candy Hom,
AJC.com,
28 June 2026
Even polished staples are getting warm-weather refresh, with Bermuda shorts and sporty track pants stepping in as versatile alternatives to more traditional styles.
—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
28 June 2026
Consider this your sign to stock up on lightweight tops, breezy travel pants, and other warm-weather staples at discounts reaching up to 78 percent off.
—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2026
Dressed up with fresh tomatoes, peppers, and avocado, this dinner includes kitchen staples like salsa, chicken, corn tortillas, and frozen spinach for a quick-prep meal.
—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staples
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Full-body workouts can be completed at home by using your weights on both your ankles and your wrists to perform lower- and upper-body exercises.
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Second, the sample was weighted using energy balancing, which finds weights by minimizing the energy distance — a statistical measure of the difference between two multivariate distributions — between the survey and the target population.
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This compact tote folds into a small pouch that clips directly onto your keys and expands into a functional bag when needed.
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Joe Rodon clips a pass over the top of the Brentford defence for Calvert-Lewin to contest.
Noun
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Hours later, as the bodies of the children were being handed over to their families, scenes of anguish unfolded outside hospitals and in the neighborhood on the outskirts of Lahore where the private tutoring center was located in a house.
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Further, will sport governing bodies award national competitions to states like California, who do not protect females?
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The twisting barrel easily clamps to hair (without pulling) and gives you long-lasting curls for up to two days.
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The Pocket Grip also features a central hex drive that clamps a standard hex bit.
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Narrow tree cores – the diameter of a pencil – have been pulled from some of the planet’s oldest trees.
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But Becerra remained the clear Democratic favorite in South County, in the urban cores of Escondido and San Marcos, as well as most of Vista and Oceanside.
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The Composer ties together all aspects of the factory (machines, conveyors, sensors, and logistics flows) into a unified simulation.
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This full moon arrives in the zodiac sign of Capricorn, which ties to ambition and the great structures in our lives.
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For finance chiefs, the dashboard itself changes.
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His proposal had underscored the shaky autonomy of the civilian group, which has clashed with the police officers union, city leaders and former chiefs — not to mention internal strife between commissioners — in the decade since voters overwhelmingly approved its formation.
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The pen cap then screws onto the lower tube to create an extended striker that's easy to grip and move.
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Presented with an opportunity to finally confess his feelings to Nikki, our man screws the metaphorical pooch.
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“Staples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staples. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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