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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
George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 May 2026
However banks, post offices, shipping services and the stock market will be closed because Memorial Day is a federal holiday.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
But the first-year Legacy are starting to bank some points.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
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Noun
Howe had a lot of credit in the bank, but this was slowly chipped away.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 May 2026
However banks, post offices, shipping services and the stock market will be closed because Memorial Day is a federal holiday.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Verb
One leaned on—and set up a payment plan with—the Bank of Mom and Dad, while the other moved back home for a stretch in order to bank a few paychecks.
—Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
But the first-year Legacy are starting to bank some points.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bank
Noun
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No sweeping declarations should be made about the 2026 Packers over the next cluster of workouts and practices, but the next couple of weeks can perhaps provide a baseline of what to expect come training camp.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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These gorgeous flower clusters come in shades of white, blue, pink and purple and bloom throughout several seasons.—
Amy DeYoung,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Tom Thorstad rose to the rank of staff sergeant and was working counter-intelligence in Lebanon, where the Marines were serving as peacemakers in the civil war between Muslim and Christian factions.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2026
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From starting the season as a rank outsider within Emery’s plans, Buendia transformed into a player who would feature in 54 matches and score the second goal of Villa’s Europa League final victory in Istanbul with a wonderful, supposedly weak-footed, whipped finish from outside the box.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski shouted two words — the first of which didn’t appear to be fit for print — and strode off the mound, the icy expression on his face frozen in place all the way to the dugout.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The inning got out of hand with left-hander Brent Suter on the mound.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Leave a few inches at the top of the container to hill the crop later.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
13 Apr. 2026
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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,
6 Feb. 2026
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Generally, the pre-tax money that’s deposited in traditional IRAs cannot be withdrawn before age 59½ without paying a 10% early-withdrawal tax penalty, unless an exception is met.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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The findings suggest Mercury's ice was deposited rapidly rather than supplied gradually over long periods of time — a scenario that also helps explain the apparent purity of the ice deposits, the study notes.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
28 May 2026
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That’s because the newest batch of scenarios only look at emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, which is the control knob that humans can turn.—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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The company is also offering memberships ($800) to those who want to be guaranteed a bottle from all eight batches, plus a special bonus bottle that won’t be available for purchase to the general public.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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In front of them was a row of cameras.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Hulst, lined up in the second of two rows at the start, just over Serna’s right shoulder, got boxed in when the gun went off.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Curved roof eaves meanwhile prevent eddies — swirling pockets of air — from producing more localized snow drifts.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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There is little question that Levy would not have allowed this situation to drift had he not been sacked.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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“Bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bank. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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