banked

past tense of bank

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of banked Good teams win when one of those facets isn’t clicking, and New York’s bullpen has banked wins at a time when, before Tuesday, the offense had not done a whole lot. Tim Britton, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Southern California has a record amount of water banked in reservoirs and underground. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025 Is it banked in the standings in a division and a playoff race that may once again come down to the final day? Tim Britton, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 Despite the Southland’s dry turn, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California reports a record amount of water banked in reservoirs and underground storage areas. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025 The kitchen blends into the great room, which is banked with white stone that frames a fireplace. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Roberts caught the inbounds pass, spun and banked in a layup to erase a one-point deficit at 68-67. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025 But the idea is banked for the next time! Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 But with 10 wins banked in 2024 and quarterback Luke Altmyer leading an experienced depth chart, the Illini should not be ignored again. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banked
Verb
  • Seventeen hundred people piled into the comments expressing astonishment that someone who had previously been so vocal in support of Ukraine was now apparently cheering the humiliation of its leader.
    Andrew Carey and Victoria Butenko, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Chris Kirk’s 9 skewed the number a bit, but bogeys piled up and there were eight doubles, too.
    Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Waterman, some 16 yards out on the right side of the penalty area, deposited the ball into the lower left corner just past the outstretched right hand of Turner.
    Michael Lewis, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • For those who file by the proper deadline, the money will be sent either by paper check or deposited using the banking information taxpayers used on their 2024 tax returns.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Banked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banked. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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