bale

noun

Definition of balenext
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 Cars and people gradually began to line the highway overlook above the straw-bale castle. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Overdone themes like hay bales and plastic pumpkins can feel staged, so opt for simple, thoughtful design elements. — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 10 Sep. 2026 Frame your outdoor retreat with hay bales and corn stalks or use them as backdrops for more colorful fall decor. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026 The disaster, which killed approximately 750 people and injured another 1,800, was due to the combustion of cotton bales and explosives, including TNT, that the ship was carrying. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bale
  1. package
  2. load
  3. loading
  4. bundle
  5. packet
  6. pack
  7. shipment
  8. draft
Noun
  • The House already passed this summer a $95 billion blueprint for a third package centered on funding for the military and the Iran war, farm relief, and election security measures.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The six-rotor drones, which will initially take to the skies in Northern California, are capable of carrying a package the size and weight of 80% of the typical orders that DoorDash delivers from restaurants.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of package
Noun
  • Such truckers work load to load and often can’t raise rates when fuel prices spike, the way their larger competitors can.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • SpaceX is already running a massive load of Nvidia AI chips and has plans to add to it.
    — Seema Mody, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of load
Noun
  • In a new Story on the same day Ross was carb loading in the City of Light, Kendrick thanked followers who stood by her.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The company’s website describes Nucleus as providing humanoid labor to factories by the hour, with current applications including parts picking, shelf loading, product handling, and cart transport.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of loading
Noun
  • The Alta is currently only offered as part of a bundle that includes a collection of glassware and six boxes of the AltaRounds.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026
  • And how expensive the new Skydance streaming bundles are going to be.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of bundle
Noun
  • Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water if there is any chance the vaccine packet has ruptured.
    — Eva Flowe October 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The baits, packets coated with fishmeal crumbles, are designed to attract raccoons and other wildlife.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of packet
Noun
  • Snap, the parent company that owns Snapchat, led the pack along with X, formerly known as Twitter, and Microsoft.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Each sneaker in the pack retails for $245 each and will be available in limited quantities from Nike Nbhd retailers.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pack
Noun
  • That suffering has intensified with every Israeli bomb dropped on ambulances waiting outside hospitals, every drone strike targeting a residential building or journalist, and every shipment of food aid turned away at a border crossing.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • However, the company said beer depletions, a measure of sales from distributors to retailers and other customers, declined slightly during the quarter, indicating consumer demand was softer than shipment growth suggests.
    — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of shipment
Noun
  • In my first draft, the story was told mostly from the point of view of his father, Chee Meng, with segues into minor characters including Chee Meng’s fisherman friends and Shawn’s mother.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Commanders selected Kaliakmanis out of Rutgers in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL draft.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of draft

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“Bale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bale. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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