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as in stacks
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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2
as in loads
a considerable amount
a job that paid piles of money
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as in heaps
to lay or throw on top of one another
piled all the clothes on the chair before putting them away
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as in huddles
to gather into a closely packed group
the kids piled into the car
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Recent Examples of piles
Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
In one photo, Kristoff is outside, surrounded by piles of excrement and a plastic doghouse.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The cats' plates included their water bowls and two piles of food.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The cats' plates included their water bowls and two piles of food.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Letting the roast simmer for hours in a mixture of pickled jalapeño brine and fish sauce yields a fall-apart tangle of meat that’s wildly good on soft rolls or over piles of rice.
—Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
In one photo, Kristoff is outside, surrounded by piles of excrement and a plastic doghouse.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
In a locker room, cliches about teamwork and selflessness often fly around like the practice jerseys that are wadded up and tossed into massive piles atop rolling carts.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
In a locker room, cliches about teamwork and selflessness often fly around like the practice jerseys that are wadded up and tossed into massive piles atop rolling carts.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Letting the roast simmer for hours in a mixture of pickled jalapeño brine and fish sauce yields a fall-apart tangle of meat that’s wildly good on soft rolls or over piles of rice.
—Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
In one photo, Kristoff is outside, surrounded by piles of excrement and a plastic doghouse.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The cats' plates included their water bowls and two piles of food.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The cats' plates included their water bowls and two piles of food.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Letting the roast simmer for hours in a mixture of pickled jalapeño brine and fish sauce yields a fall-apart tangle of meat that’s wildly good on soft rolls or over piles of rice.
—Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
In one photo, Kristoff is outside, surrounded by piles of excrement and a plastic doghouse.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
In a locker room, cliches about teamwork and selflessness often fly around like the practice jerseys that are wadded up and tossed into massive piles atop rolling carts.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
In a locker room, cliches about teamwork and selflessness often fly around like the practice jerseys that are wadded up and tossed into massive piles atop rolling carts.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Piles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piles. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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