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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

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bank
Noun
In return, the culprits uncovered customers' names, dates of birth, government IDs, and masked Social Security and bank account numbers. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 May 2025 Investment bank JPMorgan expects a 75% to 80% drop in imports from there. Juliana Liu, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Verb
Seeds offer a cost-effective way of preserving plants for future generations—hence intense efforts to bank the seeds of agricultural crops. Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025 Rivian is banking on the less-expensive R2 to reinvigorate demand. Michael Wayland, CNBC, 6 May 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
  • In Oregon, people can sign up for accounts in which their refunds are deposited or choose cash redemptions.
    Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
  • This is called mandatory deposit and requires the owner of copyright materials and works under copyright protection that have been published or distributed in the United States to be deposited with the Copyright Office within three months of the date of first publication.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Those firsts continue to pile up with Edwards and Co. Here the Wolves are, back again, just as Edwards suspected.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
  • Markets soared on the China news Monday, recouping all the losses that had piled up after the president’s April 2 tariff rollout.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • His Cabinet is also stacked with members who are equally as supportive of the digital market.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 24 May 2025
  • The defending World Series champs are stacked with elite hitters who practically refuse to chase pitches out of the zone.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Then mound soil over the affected stem to encourage new root growth.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Several varieties are available with growth habits ranging from mounding to upright to sprawling.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bank. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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