1
: a stack of hay
2
: a vertical standing wave in turbulent river waters
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He was found hidden in a haystack in his neighbor's home in El Guedid about 650 feet away from his family’s home in the same town, according to authorities, BBC, AFP and local newspaper El Khabar reported.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
The artwork heading to the auction block is one of Monet’s later haystack paintings.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
The artwork heading to the auction block is one of Monet’s later haystack paintings.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
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“Haystack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haystack. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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haystack
noun
hay·stack
-ˌstak 
: a stack of hay
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