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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
a bank of telephones set up for the telethon
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Recent Examples of bank
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Here are some simple, affordable home improvement projects to try this summer that won't break the bank.
—Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
At the Clinton office nearby, volunteers phone banked and canvassed.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
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Noun
That includes money for infrastructure, a farm-to-school program and loans for those who have been denied credit from banks.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Here are some simple, affordable home improvement projects to try this summer that won't break the bank.
—Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
Verb
While returning to his base after the training mission, the wingman suddenly banked his jet because two fellow pilots on the lead aircraft were trying to film him with their phones.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
At the Clinton office nearby, volunteers phone banked and canvassed.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bank
Noun
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Storms that develop along the front could organize into clusters or lines, increasing the risk for damaging winds and large hail.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Specifically, the spacetime warped by the MACS J046 clusters magnifies light traveling from LAP1-B toward Earth by roughly 100-fold.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Everton assets will also be big differentials, so again, their players are good picks for those FPL managers chasing rank.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Buoyed by a circle of alumni, the sophomores have climbed the ranks of the city’s junior varsity debate league.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Cooking utensils and small mounds of clothes are kept in plastic bags or heaped on the ground.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
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Kankakee Community College commit Landon Ehman finished 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Mason Almazan allowed one run over the final two innings to earn the victory on the mound.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Leave a few inches at the top of the container to hill the crop later.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
13 Apr. 2026
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This process is called hilling and creates an area of loose soil where tubers easily form while being shaded from the sun.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Feb. 2026
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After being deposited in orbit by a launch vehicle, Winnebago uses its own propulsion to maneuver into the right attitude.—
Ramin Skibba,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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Every fiat dollar, euro or Swiss franc deposited into a Swiss IBAN issued by UR is mirrored one-to-one as an on-chain tokenized deposit.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Wall Street has reacted with caution to the latest batch of inflation readings, scaling back expectations of a near-term rate cut.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Once shimmering, add the shrimp and cook until opaque and golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side (working in batches if necessary, and adding more oil as needed).—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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This is the Cavaliers’ first conference finals since 2018 (which was their last of four in a row) and their first without LeBron James since 1992.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Drake Baldwin, for the second night in a row, put the Braves (31-15) on the board first with a home run in the Braves’ first at-bat.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
17 May 2026
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These compounds drift through the battery, causing slow reactions and reducing efficiency over time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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Another quiet but essential presence is Orin Jacobs, whose live clarinet playing drifts in and out of the production.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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“Bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bank. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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