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bank

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noun (2)

as in mound
a pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow) a bank of dirt that the construction workers left behind

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bank

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verb

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Recent Examples of bank
Noun
In other words, a dad on the verge of an empty nest probably won’t tell his bank teller, or barista, or anyone, about his kid who is about to leave for college. Denise Maher, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2025 This can be as simple as printing out your bank and credit card statements, highlighting the essentials, and trimming the extras that don’t align with your goals. Essence, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
Utilities and businesses were banking on these policies to build electricity generation, affordably meet soaring power demand and keep the lights on. Mike O’Boyle, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025 In addition to banking on inviting celebrities and the intrinsic attractiveness of Lake Como as a luxury destination, the club’s new management also pressed on key partnerships and collaborations with the fashion industry in its brand building. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for bank
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bank
Verb
  • 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, 9 Feb. 2025
  • For the best potato harvest, hill the potato plants again two to three weeks later.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Bidders also must deposit $10 million in escrow to enter the auction.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Of those, $14.5 billion was deposited in bank accounts or GAESA’s own financial institutions.
    Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Private equity investors, meanwhile, are increasingly piling into renewables.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • To pile onto its troubles, multiple deaths have occurred following Cybertruck crashes.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • He’s stacked good days at camp that has earned praise from Prescott, and his performance Saturday offers optimism that he’s improved in the run game under new defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2025
  • And the new interim administration is stacked with loyalists and active military officers.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Then, cut the bell pepper and zucchini into 1-inch pieces and mound them in the center.
    Randy Graham, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Ground your garden’s corners with focal plants—shrubs, mounding perennials, or trios of smaller annuals.
    Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025

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“Bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bank. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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