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Definition of banknext

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
The source also told CNN that a temporary bank account was established in Qatar at the request of the US government where profits from Venezuelan oil sales would be deposited. Michelle Velez, CNN Money, 10 May 2026 But these organizations that are pushed by some ideology and pushed by someone’s bank account who wants to remove God from our country? Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Verb
Huge government contracts meant plenty of defense capital was floating around, but the city and county were banking none of it. Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 On the first, Seattle’s Jordan Eberle won a faceoff in the offensive back toward Ryan Lindgren at the left point, but Byfield got to the puck first and banked it off the boards to get past Lindgren and start a 2-on-1 rush. Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bank
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bank
Verb
  • Leave a few inches at the top of the container to hill the crop later.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 13 Apr. 2026
  • 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, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The technology deposits conductive and dielectric inks simultaneously, producing integrated 3D electronic structures with micro-scale precision.
    William Jones, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • An investigation by the GBI and the Attorney General's White Collar and Cyber Crime Unit found that Peters allegedly deposited the check worth around $72,096.
    Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Then the fouls started piling up.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
  • With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen more than two months into the Iran war.
    Mae Anderson, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Biscuits are stacked on top of one another.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • But the startup’s product bets are financially enormous and stacked on top of one another.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • An alternative method is to plant zucchini in hills by mounding up soil enriched with compost and planting 3 to 4 zucchini seeds per hill.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
  • Check the label for height and spread, as some grow large and mounding while others hug the ground.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 3 May 2026

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“Bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bank. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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