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Definition of banknext
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
Poole allegedly did not provide documentation to account for the missing cash, and investigators could not find records that showed the cash was ever collected by Brink’s or deposited directly into the school bank account. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 Notably, Bowman said the Starling report found the Fed regulatory problems were not caused by a bipartisan 2018 rollback of bank regulation that freed large regional banks like SVB from the toughest oversight. Matt Egan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
Entrepreneurs from banking, AI delivery and telecoms will talk about future opportunities. Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 The winner in banking AI will not be the vendor that started first. Ravi Nemalikanti, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bank
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bank
Noun
  • The orbs on the notepad began to resemble planets and Heti added rings to some and clusters of stars around others.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That became an anchor for a wider cluster that includes Hyundai and suppliers such as Italy’s Pirelli, the US’s Lear, Korea’s Shin Young, ​Germany’s Benteler, and China’s Fangxin.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • University of Texas at San Antonio has to take on the best team in the country (rank-wise) in Texas.
    OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This year the lowest percentage of women in 25 years have been nominated to the rank of general and admiral.
    Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • So, when Verlander takes the mound for one final time with the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, appreciate his greatness.
    Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Mason Black took the mound for Lynch after a strikeout and a walk.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Leave a few inches at the top of the container to hill the crop later.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Some members say conversations are still ongoing about redistricting in Indiana, though Thursday’s vote makes that hill a steeper climb for Republicans with a candidate deadline in February fast-approaching.
    Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Anode-free designs remove this material and instead deposit lithium directly onto a thin copper current collector.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Federal officials said Wright deposited the checks — which totaled more than $520,000 — into his brokerage account and received more than $440,000 for the first four checks.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Cook it in two batches, draining the grease from the skillet between each batch.
    Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The first batch of these emails will begin going out on September 18th.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • AmaWaterways brings guests front row to an exclusive jazz performance in the streets here, where the acoustics haven’t changed in 400 years.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Former First Lady Laura Bush was again in the front row, flanked this year by philanthropist Lee Ann White and Dallas Cowboys owners Gene and Jerry Jones.
    Holly Haber, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The more intimate spaces in the apartment are paneled in the same heavy black raw silk that was once used for a Dolce & Gabbana opera coat; even the windows are curtained in billowing drifts of black silk chiffon.
    Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
  • RRaytron Microelectronics+1 Dedicated processing is important because infrared detector data can be affected by issues including temperature drift and non-uniformity.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bank. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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