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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
Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
This punishment, jail records show, came after guards said Perkins assaulted an officer who was trying to clean up a massive pile of trash in his cell.
—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Long before those parts started piling up, Ritter had established herself as an actor.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The most common countermeasures are hiring contractors to re-install piles into the ground in the spring or bubbling – propeller fans blowing warm water from the bottom up, which keep an area ice-free.
—Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
This punishment, jail records show, came after guards said Perkins assaulted an officer who was trying to clean up a massive pile of trash in his cell.
—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
As lawsuits pile up against tech giants accused of scraping or using data unlawfully, novel initiatives are beginning to emerge.
—Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Long before those parts started piling up, Ritter had established herself as an actor.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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Popular on Variety The easy way to make a social-justice drama about a man who has been incarcerated and is trying to go straight is to demonstrate that the system is stacked against him.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Editor tip: To go from day to night, stack two different shades of eyeliner on top of each other.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
24 Jan. 2025
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Volunteers handed out coffee and snacks to the people huddled in their cars to stay warm.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Hillary and her top advisers were huddling on the plane, trying to figure out how to weather this one last blow.—
Ilyse Hogue,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Others had traversed multiple countries by bus, and yet others had crowded for months into shelters and local hotels hoping for confirmation of an asylum appointment via the mobile app, CBP One, that the Biden administration had utilized since early 2023 to ease the process of applying for asylum.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Halfway between Cancún and Mérida (roughly two to three hours from either), this UNESCO World Heritage site is often crowded with tourists and vendors.—
John Newton,
AFAR Media,
24 Jan. 2025
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If there are no loops, the comforter can be vulnerable to clumping and bunching within the duvet.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
18 Nov. 2024
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Luscombe suggests maintaining comprehensive tax records and using strategies like bunching itemized deductions, planning charitable contributions wisely and maximizing retirement plan contributions to optimize tax savings.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Pile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pile. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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