1
as in piling
to form into a pile or ridge of earth
banked sand into little mounds on the beach
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2
as in depositing
to put in an account
she always banks half of her paycheck
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Recent Examples of banking
While some fans defended Jones, arguing that the defense was told to let the Jaguars score to give Patrick Mahomes and the offense more time to respond, banking on less than 30 seconds to tie the game proved futile to the Chiefs, who fell to 2-3 on the season.
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Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Vachon even posed the question of whether working with major brands is all that different from banking on cash rebates that stipulate certain creative conditions, such as having heads of department who come from the countries providing the relief.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Last week, bond yields rose after initial jobless claims unexpectedly fell more than expected, and the rise in the long end of the interest rate curve has coincided with drops in stocks like Home Depot that are banking on rates coming down to unlock pent up housing demand.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Sacramento is banking on the model as a cheaper and faster path to results.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Vachon even posed the question of whether working with major brands is all that different from banking on cash rebates that stipulate certain creative conditions, such as having heads of department who come from the countries providing the relief.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Last week, bond yields rose after initial jobless claims unexpectedly fell more than expected, and the rise in the long end of the interest rate curve has coincided with drops in stocks like Home Depot that are banking on rates coming down to unlock pent up housing demand.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Sacramento is banking on the model as a cheaper and faster path to results.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banking
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And that volatility is piling up.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Until there’s a clearer picture of who’s actually buying AI products, the doubts will keep piling up about the massive sums being spent to build them.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The officer swung his undercover truck around, radioing his team to converge on a man who was depositing a $50 bill into the machine.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Pederson had been withdrawing money from the Ronald McDonald House checking account and depositing it into her personal PayPal account, according to the criminal complaint.—
Karen Madden,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The process—sealing electrodes, stacking them, wiring, and closing the pack—can be integrated into an assembly line from a single machine.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
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Adamolekun is also spearheading the company’s $60 million plan to keep the seafood chain afloat by stacking his C-suite with restaurant-industry veterans.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Banking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banking. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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