stack (up)

Definition of stack (up)next
as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass those newspapers have been stacking up in the basement since we moved here

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Verb
  • Although at the end of his life, my dad had managed to accumulate more than enough money to keep him and my mom happy, he was obsessed about money, probably due to his own difficult upbringing and the trauma associated with it.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
  • Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2026
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  • After gathering digital evidence, conducting witness interviews and executing search warrants, investigators obtained and served an arrest warrant Tuesday for the Yuba City man, according to a department statement.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
  • Fans young and old gathered under the KC Live canopy Thursday to watch as Mexico beat South Africa 2-0.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
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“Stack (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stack%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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