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as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
an ever-growing mound of dirty laundry on the floor
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as in hill
an area of high ground
a pitcher's mound
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Recent Examples of mound
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
There were two outs and the White Sox — holding a 5-3 lead against the Houston Astros — had their then-24-year-old closer Bobby Jenks on the mound.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
4 June 2026
Selections may be mounding or trailing.
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Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 May 2026
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Noun
Along the way, LePage fills the film with imaginative emotional landmarks from the Island of the Flakes to the Kind Heart Outlet and whimsical visual metaphors, including a wobbling mound of Jell-O that becomes an unlikely symbol of resilience.
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Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
There were two outs and the White Sox — holding a 5-3 lead against the Houston Astros — had their then-24-year-old closer Bobby Jenks on the mound.
—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Verb
These low-growing, mounding plants work well as ground covers, edging plants, or in containers.
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Lauren David,
Southern Living,
4 June 2026
Selections may be mounding or trailing.
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Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mound
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The investment bank was less enthusiastic about gold as a hedge, noting that higher real yields and a stronger dollar have weighed on bullion prices, while gold options have become relatively expensive compared with equity and rates derivatives.
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Scott has to forfeit more than $5 million in two dozen bank accounts, two Porsches and a seven-bedroom seaside mansion in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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Remove brush, leaf, and firewood piles that provide shelter to animals and attract fleas.
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Instead, the pile keeps growing and the mornings keep getting harder.
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From the bar of his restaurant Dorfman, pointed across the valley to a hill wherea Hezbollah flag once flew.
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Before this year, the production record was held by a 2022 Porsche 911 Turbo S that was pulled off the production line, outfitted with a roll cage and a fuel cell, and then sent up the hill at the hands of local legend David Donner in 9 minutes and 53 seconds.
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According to the bill, the state would have to produce an annual average salary report for the 20 local departments that Cal Fire is stacked against and make sure state firefighter pay is within 15% of that average.
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The company is most known for its Digit humanoid robot built to help warehouse and manufacturing employees with repetitive tasks like lifting boxes, stacking totes and moving items from other mobile robots onto conveyor belts.
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Sometimes finding the right trees can be an adventure, hiking into forests and mountains to find the oldest trees, patriarchs that hold centuries of information.
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And in the agricultural fields, and in the mountain towns, and in the Sahara.
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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.
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When systems fail, drift or misinterpret context, failure must be detected, contained and corrected.
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mound. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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