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pile in

phrasal 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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Global central banks have also piled in, drawn to gold’s high liquidity, lack of default risk, and broadly neutral status as a reserve asset. Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025 The program, called Snow Secure, involves placing polystyrene panels over large snow piles in the summer. Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 28 Nov. 2025 Computer monitors are piled in a corner, and unused SIM cards are scattered on tables alongside notebooks with step-by-step guides to scamming. Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025 In these cases, leaves are often required to be piled in the right-of-way rather than street gutter to minimize mess and clogged drains. Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2025 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 10 Dec. 2025.

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