banked

past tense of bank

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of banked Harris actually banked in her first 3-pointer of the final quarter, a sign of things to come. James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Trump had banked with Capital One for more than a decade before the accounts were closed. Ken Sweet, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 The wide specialized entry banked an opening frame of $596,324. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 July 2026 Bauman has banked his own and says that not a week passes without a celebrity inquiry. Ramona Saviss, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 Nia Coffey banked in a three-pointer on the Lynx’s next possession for an 11-point lead. Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Nia Coffey banked in a 3-pointer on the Lynx’s next possession for an 11-point lead. Daily News, 15 July 2026 Starting with Iron Man in 2008, Feige had produced more than three dozen of its films that have combined to gross north of $32 billion worldwide — 11 of which have banked $1 billion-plus on their own. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 14 July 2026 When your customers can't get banked anywhere else, the back-office cost becomes the moat. Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banked
Verb
  • Investor enthusiasm surged as buyers piled into a Chinese national technology champion.
    Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The result is one of the restaurant’s most memorable design features, giving diners something to look at beyond the food piled onto their plates.
    Abby Price, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • First, Babar Azam, recently reappointed as captain, rocked on to his back foot and deposited the hosts’ Jomel Warrican over long on and into the stand at the Queen’s Park Oval for six.
    Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The strong federal protections that apply while funds remain inside an ERISA-qualified retirement plan may not necessarily follow the cash once it's distributed and deposited into a regular bank account.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Inside, antique art hangs on walls, tamgroute (local pottery) lines small alcoves, board games are stacked inside cupboards, and coffee table books have plenty to dive into.
    Katie Silcox, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Each piece is a little bit of the earth itself, molded to a shape that fits easily in the hand, baked to achieve permanence and then stacked, one atop another, to form a wall that can enclose, shelter and delight us.
    Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The uniform mounded shape and purple hues of the flower spikes, along with the contrasting silvery foliage, add attractive structure and framing along the edges of paved walkways.
    Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 22 June 2026
  • Kent mounded up soil the couple bought from GreatSoil to create some elevation.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026

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“Banked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banked. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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