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as in loads
a considerable amount
she always has a heap of good ideas you're in a heap of trouble for missing curfew!
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2
as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
found her shoe under a heap of clothes on the floor
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as in to lavish
to give readily and in large quantities
the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot
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as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
heaped her plate with spaghetti
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Recent Examples of heap
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Both the city and the team had fallen to the bottom of the heap.
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Plates heaped with rice and aromatic curries showcase the island’s culinary riches, while orange king coconuts are cracked open and offered as a sweet, refreshing balm to the humid heat.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
This indicates that the bones were gathered over multiple generations—perhaps six to eight—before being placed in the heap at the possible rate, on average, of one cranium every decade or so.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Both the city and the team had fallen to the bottom of the heap.
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
The incident, which garnered national attention, raised questions about the safety of drone shows and heaped scrutiny on both operators and regulators.
—Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Plates heaped with rice and aromatic curries showcase the island’s culinary riches, while orange king coconuts are cracked open and offered as a sweet, refreshing balm to the humid heat.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heap
Noun
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If not suitable for propagation, branch trimmings can be kept for a wildlife-sheltering brush pile or added to a compost pile.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2025
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What was promised as a more disciplined Trump 2.0 has actually emerged as a completely predictable pile of improvisations.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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Dimon lavished praise on his longtime No. 2, who started out at a predecessor firm to JPMorgan in 1983 as a currency trader in Buenos Aires, Argentina.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2025
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Rooker’s deal follows a three-year, $67 million deal that the A’s lavished upon Luis Severino earlier this winter.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
7 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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The Eastern Conference starting five is already stacked with Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell, Boston’s Jayson Tatum, Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Knicks duo Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Their ears also filled with inflammatory immune cells called neutrophils.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
30 Jan. 2025
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Despite being filled to the brim with stuff, the overall apartment was in good condition.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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And with a power-to-weight ratio of 678 hp per ton, and active aerodynamics, the Senna has razor-sharp responsiveness that, according to the marque, surpasses even the 986 hp, track-only McLaren P1 GTR for pure engagement.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
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For too long, Big Pharma has filled the airwaves with tons of commercials to fuel demand for its products while failing to disclose the inflated, ever-increasing price of these medications.—
Dick Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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However, sticking to her overall intention with the film, Berg draws a line between this technical skill and Buckley’s ethereal spirit, which, having been raised by a single mother, contained both masculine and feminine features and poured love onto others with reckless abandon.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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Reactions from social media poured in after the video hit the internet, with most netizens singing the exact same tune.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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But a film that’s primarily selling eroticism, packed with club beats and the occasionally homoerotic visual gag?—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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Get Duff’s Spicy BBQ Wings 50-Pack, which is packed with dozens of saucy drums and flats, crunchy celery sticks and baby carrots, and bleu cheese dipping sauce.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
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Lawrence’s two pistols were examined and found to be loaded correctly and functioning properly.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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Despite clearly not being a fan of van life, Kylie, who shares daughters Bennett, 23 months, Elliotte, 3, and Wyatt, 5, with Jason, knows a smaller car isn't going to cut it when loading in all of her car seats later this year.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heap. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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