1
as in stacked
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 huddled
to gather into a closely packed group
the kids piled into the car
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Recent Examples of piled
Big Deal Investors piled into utilities, energy, and consumer staples as stocks had an unexpectedly strong September, according to monthly sector data from E*Trade that details net buying and selling on its platform.
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Reports indicate brokerages have been overwhelmed with new requests, echoing how individuals piled into the stock market nearly a decade earlier.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Daphne Guinness, Amanda Harlech, Renzo Rosso, French singer Lucky Love — and perhaps Galliano himself, Margiela reps teased — piled into the Cinema Balzac, whose plush red seats and red curtains were bathed in red light.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
Chinese investors have piled onto gold ETFs and government bonds.
—Roger Huang, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Investors piled into Mainland China in advance of the market closing for the remainder of the week, in anticipation of further easing measures.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Reports indicate brokerages have been overwhelmed with new requests, echoing how individuals piled into the stock market nearly a decade earlier.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Daphne Guinness, Amanda Harlech, Renzo Rosso, French singer Lucky Love — and perhaps Galliano himself, Margiela reps teased — piled into the Cinema Balzac, whose plush red seats and red curtains were bathed in red light.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
Chinese investors have piled onto gold ETFs and government bonds.
—Roger Huang, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Investors piled into Mainland China in advance of the market closing for the remainder of the week, in anticipation of further easing measures.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Piled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piled. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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