pile on
phrasal verb
piled on; piling on; piles on
US, informal
: to join other people in criticizing something or someone in usually an unfair way
After the first few negative reviews, all the other critics started piling on.
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Wiggins, in his first game back after missing the previous two, kept piling on — first with his second 3 of the game and then by hitting Draymond Green with a cross-court advance pass for a bucket.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
Cinemark, the nation’s third-largest theater chain, and smaller Marcus Theatres piled on strong financial results Thursday after sunny numbers from Imax on Wednesda –, all bright notes amid ongoing box office uncertainty.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Following a grand slam by the Yankees’ Anthony Volpe in the third, which made Kanno hang his head and groan, New York was piling on the runs to make the score 11-4, seemingly hell-bent on avoiding a sweep.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Wiggins, in his first game back after missing the previous two, kept piling on — first with his second 3 of the game and then by hitting Draymond Green with a cross-court advance pass for a bucket.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
Cinemark, the nation’s third-largest theater chain, and smaller Marcus Theatres piled on strong financial results Thursday after sunny numbers from Imax on Wednesda –, all bright notes amid ongoing box office uncertainty.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Following a grand slam by the Yankees’ Anthony Volpe in the third, which made Kanno hang his head and groan, New York was piling on the runs to make the score 11-4, seemingly hell-bent on avoiding a sweep.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Pile on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pile%20on. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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