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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
a bank of telephones set up for the telethon
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Recent Examples of bank
Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
Investment bank JPMorgan expects a 75% to 80% drop in imports from there.
—Juliana Liu, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Rivian is banking on the less-expensive R2 to reinvigorate demand.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 6 May 2025
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Noun
In return, the culprits uncovered customers' names, dates of birth, government IDs, and masked Social Security and bank account numbers.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
Investment bank JPMorgan expects a 75% to 80% drop in imports from there.
—Juliana Liu, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Verb
Seeds offer a cost-effective way of preserving plants for future generations—hence intense efforts to bank the seeds of agricultural crops.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Rivian is banking on the less-expensive R2 to reinvigorate demand.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bank
Verb
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For the best potato harvest, hill the potato plants again two to three weeks later.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Feb. 2025
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This process is called hilling and creates an area of loose soil where tubers easily form while being shaded from the sun.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Feb. 2025
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These were recovered from some 75 wells drilled back in the early 1980s to depths 8,000 feet beneath Osceola and Mecosta counties, a sparsely populated swath of central Michigan, into a layer of rock rich in minerals deposited by an ocean that evaporated millions of years ago.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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He was observed by the FBI on or around May 1 depositing an item at the specified location.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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The crowd piled into the Chateau at 6 p.m., with most expecting just to listen to the album a few days early before its wide release this Friday.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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Now, the university’s future ability to enroll international students – which make up about 27% of the student body – will depend on how the case plays out in court, with the litigation adding to the piling docket of legal battles for the administration.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
Verb
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His Cabinet is also stacked with members who are equally as supportive of the digital market.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
24 May 2025
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Even if Mahnaz tries to fight back legally, the courts are completely stacked against her, leaving no other choice but to break the law herself.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Then mound soil over the affected stem to encourage new root growth.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2025
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Several varieties are available with growth habits ranging from mounding to upright to sprawling.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bank. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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