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as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
an ever-growing mound of dirty laundry on the floor
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as in hill
an area of high ground
a pitcher's mound
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Recent Examples of mound
Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Four days later, Bride was back on the mound, pitching a scoreless inning in a 16-4 loss to Texas on Monday at Target Field.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Take note the shape of the hole (flat or raised?), whether or not soil is mounded up, and the size (a quarter or a soccer ball?), which are all clues to the animal responsible.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
But he was sent to the mound Saturday with the first state championship in program history on the line.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Four days later, Bride was back on the mound, pitching a scoreless inning in a 16-4 loss to Texas on Monday at Target Field.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
Verb
Several varieties are available with growth habits ranging from mounding to upright to sprawling.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Take note the shape of the hole (flat or raised?), whether or not soil is mounded up, and the size (a quarter or a soccer ball?), which are all clues to the animal responsible.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mound
Noun
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Should these banks grow larger or regulators intervene, Chime’s business model becomes vulnerable, unsettling investor confidence.—
Ron Shevlin,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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No woman should ever have to choose between her baby and her bank account.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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So Julie has become the master of this realm inside the cave and inside this enormous pile of bones.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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But after scouring ancient garbage piles near one such popina in Mallorca, Spain, archeologists are better understanding how certain entrées transcended class divisions more often than previously thought.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2025
Noun
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For me, there’s nothing quite like surfing powerful waves surrounded by green hills and rich natural beauty.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2025
Verb
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Better yet, some of these finds are already on sale, and certain codes can be stacked on top of those discounts.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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Sandwiched between the ocean and the Oregon Coast Range, U.S. Route 101 traces the state’s entire coastline, with wide beaches and jagged sea stacks on one side of the road and thickets of evergreen forest on the other.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Resting atop lookout mountain, the Keep can be described as a mountain flatlands.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The mountain regions could see gusts of 30 to 50 miles per hour, the agency adds.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Too many retirees go from professional purpose to passive drift.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Chicago’s 10 largest snowfalls since 1886 — and how the Tribune covered them Chicago’s 10 largest blizzards come with deep drifts of uniquely Chicago stories.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mound. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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