pile in

verb

piled in; piling in; piles in
of a group of people, animals, etc.
: to move into a place or vehicle quickly
She parked the van and we all piled in.

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Those gains drove the broad market to all-time highs, with investors piling in, looking to boost exposure to artificial intelligence. Fred Imbert, CNBC, 6 July 2026 Ground feeders like mourning doves or sparrows like to have some shrubbery or brush piles in the area as a source of shelter. The Spruce, 5 July 2026 The mother of three from San Jose even holds playdates at Costco with the kids piled in one cart, groceries in another. Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 27 June 2026 Parlor Sports probably can’t hold more than 100 people, though my own bar-hopping days lead me to conclude that a heck of a lot more folks than that have piled in here to drink the beer and talk the talk while keeping an eye on one of the 15 flat screens. Steve Buckley, New York Times, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pile in

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“Pile in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pile%20in. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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