Staple and Section

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Staple noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.

Usage example: reading is the very staple of a person's education

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Section is an antonym for staple.

Nearby Words: stapled, stapling, stapler

Section noun - An area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature.

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Staple is an antonym for section.

Nearby Words: sectioned, sector, sect, sectioning, sectional

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Section and Staple. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/staple/section

Staple & Section. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/staple/section>.

Section or Staple. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/staple/section.

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