pile in
phrasal verb
piled in; piling in; piles in
of a group of people, animals, etc.
: to move into a place or vehicle quickly
She parked the van and we all piled in.
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Retail investors have piled in, helping shares gain 5% on Friday and 12% on Monday.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
According to Yelp, the servings are piled in plastic baskets so generously that a half-combo order can feed two or three people.
—Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
That’s because Gulf & Western was a hodgepodge the parts of which were more valuable than the whole and Bluhdorn was seen as an obstacle to breaking it up.
Carl Icahn and other corporate raiders piled in, and the stock rose by nearly 40% during the week after Bluhdorn’s death.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Her new bar and pizzeria recently made its debut in west Olathe, and customers have been piling in.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
According to Yelp, the servings are piled in plastic baskets so generously that a half-combo order can feed two or three people.
—Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
That’s because Gulf & Western was a hodgepodge the parts of which were more valuable than the whole and Bluhdorn was seen as an obstacle to breaking it up.
Carl Icahn and other corporate raiders piled in, and the stock rose by nearly 40% during the week after Bluhdorn’s death.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Her new bar and pizzeria recently made its debut in west Olathe, and customers have been piling in.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pile in
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“Pile in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pile%20in. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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