pile on

phrasal verb

piled on; piling on; piles on

US, informal

: to join other people in criticizing something or someone in usually an unfair way

After the first few negative reviews, all the other critics started piling on.

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What should parents do when even more is piled on for the holidays? —

Kara Alaimo, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024 And groups that have long been calling for death row pardons, like the Prison Policy Initiative, are piling on in the wake of the Hunter Biden move. —

Julia Mueller, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024 Layers of snow piled on top of an Ohio high school caused its roof to partially collapse while the building was closed over the weekend. —

Bruce Shipkowski and Dave Collins, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024 However, the bold new design is unlikely to assuage conservative critics who have piled on the carmaker in the last two weeks. —

Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pile on