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as in piles
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
an ever-growing mound of dirty laundry on the floor
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as in hills
an area of high ground
a pitcher's mound
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as in heaps
to lay or throw on top of one another
mounding slices of cheese on top of her sandwich meat
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mounds
Noun
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Digital banks’ and fintechs’ 44% market share was down from 47% in 2023, as megabanks gained back three points and regional banks won back two percentage points.—
Ron Shevlin,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025 -
Among digital banks and fintechs, the big mover—and not in a positive way—was Chime.—
Ron Shevlin,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The cats' plates included their water bowls and two piles of food.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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In one photo, Kristoff is outside, surrounded by piles of excrement and a plastic doghouse.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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For investors, this means that meaningful financial updates from companies will be accompanied by mountains of trivial environmental data.—
Stone Washington,
National Review,
31 Dec. 2024
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While those species stick to the lowlands of savannahs and coastal forests, the clouded-tiger cat is only found in the mountains of Central and South America.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Red and brown cliffs, varnished by thousands of years of high-desert weather, towered on either side of me.—
Derek M. Norman,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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Remove the economic cliffs that prohibit people from climbing the ladder of success without the risk of losing public resources.—
Len Fasano,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Mounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mounds. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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