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Definition of banknext

bank

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noun (2)

as in mound
a pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow) a bank of dirt that the construction workers left behind

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bank

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verb

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Recent Examples of bank
Noun
The 100-megawatt Tati Solar Project is set to begin commercial operations next year, after securing financial arrangements with the help of South Africa’s FirstRand Ltd and Rand Merchant bank. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 22 June 2026 Two different banks operated at the site before it was donated to Yancey County in the 1970s. Mark Price updated June 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
Verb
The FPCs have to file financial statements which shine a spotlight on everything from the headcount and social security payments of the staff to the amount of reimbursement banked by the studio and the total cost of the production. Christian Sylt, Fortune, 17 June 2026 Astier banked in a halfcourt shot just before the halftime buzzer to give New York a 51-44 lead. ABC News, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bank
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bank
Noun
  • Potential profits have encouraged traffickers to ship massive amounts of illicit drugs to both countries, often across the Pacific Ocean from South America via the Pacific Islands, a loose cluster of thousands of islands and atolls.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • NielsenIQ data shows that Hispanic consumers tend to be driven by brand trust, family influence and cultural identity—in ways that never surface in behavioral clusters.
    Hernan Tagliani, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin rank among the states with the most jackpot-winning tickets.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • To survive and grow, more wealth management firms are chasing the surging ranks of the extremely wealthy and their more profitable accounts.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Video from Driscol Rojas, who describes himself as a filmmaker, shows mounds of rubble in Caraballeda.
    Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • But Ohtani has been just as impressive on the mound this year.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Leave a few inches at the top of the container to hill the crop later.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 13 Apr. 2026
  • This process is called hilling and creates an area of loose soil where tubers easily form while being shaded from the sun.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • According to prosecutors, Eidleh deposited more than $5 million in fraud proceeds, kickbacks and bribes into accounts associated with shell companies in an effort to conceal the source of the money.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • The best answer for the future of Social Security is to establish personal accounts with proper regulations for younger people into which part of their payroll taxes would be deposited.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The North Shore Mosquito Abatement District announced Wednesday that a batch of mosquitoes collected Thursday, June 18, from a trap in Glenview tested positive for West Nile in the district's lab five days later.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Today, now working with master distiller Hervé Grangeon, Vodkress remains a small-batch, craft spirit (only 7,000 liters are produced each year), available at select venues, such as the Surf Club in Miami and chef Bruno Verjus’s Parisian eatery, Table.
    Ian Phillips, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • To keep your watermelon patch pest-free, consider using row covers to keep these bugs out.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • Some in the front row said Paris may have to consider moving fashion week away from the height of summer if climate change keeps bringing more frequent and intense heat waves.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Look for compact cultivars with burgundy or deep plum foliage that contrasts with the bright flowers, or a green variety covered in drifts of white blooms.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • When systems fail, drift or misinterpret context, failure must be detected, contained and corrected.
    Stephane Gervais, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

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“Bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bank. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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