pile out
verb
piled out; piling out; piles out
of a group of people, animals, etc.
: to move out of a place or a vehicle quickly
She parked the van, and the kids piled out.
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The National Guard soldiers in desert camo piled out of unmarked vans in East Los Angeles last June, cordoning off East Sixth Street, a residential street lined with single family houses, and blocking a nearby road leading to an elementary school.
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A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2026
Add to it a younger brother’s motion sickness and everyone couldn’t wait to pile out of the car on the other side.
—Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Just as Martin pulled into the parking lot, three law enforcement cars boxed him in, and about a dozen federal immigration agents piled out.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2026
Add to it a younger brother’s motion sickness and everyone couldn’t wait to pile out of the car on the other side.
—Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Just as Martin pulled into the parking lot, three law enforcement cars boxed him in, and about a dozen federal immigration agents piled out.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Pile out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pile%20out. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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