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as in stack
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
a large pile of newspapers that needed to be disposed of
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as in loads
a considerable amount
a job that paid piles of money
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as in bundle
a very large amount of money
she made a pile in the stock market just before it headed south
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as in to huddle
to gather into a closely packed group
the kids piled into the car
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Recent Examples of pile
Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Mar. 2025
The fire is spotting ahead of itself in mulch piles and making runs across levees that are in place.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
The expenses were piling up, and Dionne's promises were never being fulfilled.
—Isabella Wandermurem, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The rugs were made using five different weaving techniques, including Beni’s debut of the Rabat method—characterized by fine knotting and low pile for elegant, exacting detail.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Mar. 2025
The fire is spotting ahead of itself in mulch piles and making runs across levees that are in place.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
There are the UConn men’s and women’s basketball programs piling up 17 championships since 1995.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
The expenses were piling up, and Dionne's promises were never being fulfilled.
—Isabella Wandermurem, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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They had been left openly stacked by toilets, stashed in closets, and crammed in a pool pump house in a portrayal of arrogant disdain for protocols of American national security.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Kate Hudson has visited with mom Goldie Hawn and daughter Rani, and Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon hosted a getaway that included an al fresco rustic dinner stacked with A-listers from Jennifer Aniston to Kristen Bell.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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We were all huddled together under our beautiful tarp, but freezing in the rain.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article Visitors flock to Volusia County’s Blue Spring State Park in droves to see manatees huddled for warmth in the wintertime, and the park typically draws capacity crowds amid summertime swimming weather.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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And while housing grows increasingly unaffordable, homeless camps have exploded, spilling into city parks, crowding sidewalks, and polluting sensitive waterways, despite unprecedented public spending.—
Angela Hart,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Warner warned beachgoers to avoid crowding around a beached dolphin or attempting to move it back into the water.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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Tired from the red carpet walk, with her long train bunched up next to her, the star enjoyed some hors d’oeuvres including steak tartar and salmon pizza.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Another standout feature includes channel stitching to prevent the stuffing from bunching and drifting, prolonging its plushness season after season.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Pile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pile. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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