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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
Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2024
Imax executives were just jumping into big piles of cash over the weekend as the large format programmed all three tentpoles: Moana 2, Wicked and Gladiator II, all three pulling in $24M. At the end of the day with a weekend like this — the PLF screens are undersupplied.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
Neil Irwin, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Adult olms retain characteristics of their larval youth, like external gills, and show few signs of aging even as the decades pile up.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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In the same vein, creating snag piles from twigs and small branches dropped form trees can also offer some protection for wildlife.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2024
Imax executives were just jumping into big piles of cash over the weekend as the large format programmed all three tentpoles: Moana 2, Wicked and Gladiator II, all three pulling in $24M. At the end of the day with a weekend like this — the PLF screens are undersupplied.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
Verb
Inflation progress has nearly halted as other uncertainties about the economy, including the possible effects of the next administration's policies, pile up.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Adult olms retain characteristics of their larval youth, like external gills, and show few signs of aging even as the decades pile up.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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A couple of years ago the NFL’s TV Gnomes, with visions of Aaron Rodgers dancing in their skulls, stacked the primetime deck with Jets games.Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Cases of Jim Beam brand bourbon sit stacked in the warehouse at Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits LLC distribution center in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sept. 28, 2018.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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They are huddled together in these pictures, unaware that 25 years down the line, their collective energy would be palpable off the page.Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 10 Dec. 2024
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The turkeys were huddled in the sun on a different field across the farm.Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Dec. 2024
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While plenty of drinkers crowd the bar area, lots of Guinness also flows upstairs at the gastropub, which has the spirit of a French village restaurant.Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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Yet that’s what happened as the trade in CAF got crowded.Michael Foster, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The divisive obstruction appears to have occurred early in the race when the pack was tightly bunched and Tsegay nearly tumbled to the ground, with the official ruling only coming in the early hours of Tuesday morning, hours after the race had finished.Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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This helps relax the fabric and keeps it from bunching up as much.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Pile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pile. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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