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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
Jeff Amy and Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The video shows firefighters piling up photo albums and an entire drawer of keepsakes across the street from the home.
—Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 8 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
The storm piled up more than a year’s worth of snowfall in some cities.
—Jeff Amy and Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The video shows firefighters piling up photo albums and an entire drawer of keepsakes across the street from the home.
—Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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However, Google now appears to be expanding the feature by allowing users to select and stack photos manually.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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The odds were stacked against Britain until a group of renegade, maverick soldiers (the SAS Rogue Heroes) decided to fight against a more powerful enemy in a new way.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Reports emerged towards the end of 2024 of small children dying hypothermia in the Gaza Strip as their families huddle in tents for warmth.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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After meeting with Senate Republicans, Trump is expected to huddle over the weekend with House GOP lawmakers at his private club Mar-a-Lago.—
Kevin Freking,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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In this aerial view melting icebergs crowd the Ilulissat Icefjord on July 16, 2024 near Ilulissat, Greenland.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2025
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The other kids living at the complex crowded around him on a bunk bed.—
Armando L. Sanchez,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2025
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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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All the centers, including Cozens, were sort of bunched together.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Pile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pile. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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