banked

past tense of bank

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of banked The Wildcats thumped Colorado last Saturday in their final game at the makeshift facility, banked along Lake Michigan, that has served as the team’s temporary home for the last two years. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Shortly after leaving Boston, American Airlines Flight 11 to Los Angeles banked south near Albany and raced down the Hudson River Valley. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026 The temperature was in the teens, and the streets were banked with ice. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 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 3-pointer on the Lynx’s next possession for an 11-point lead. — Daily News, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banked
Verb
  • With the throne disengaged from governance, petitions and reports from officials piled up unread, crucial state posts went unfilled, and the imperial bureaucracy splintered amid poisonous factional infighting.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Richland lost a 45-42 heartbreaker to Highland Park at Birdville FA/AC after UCLA commit Jayshon Gibson — who piled up 273 rushing yards and five total touchdowns — left the game with cramps late in the fourth quarter.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • At one point in the official music video, Rock appears to be bathed in a holy light and raptured up to heaven, only to be deposited back on stage in his Tupac T-shirt fronting a rock band featuring a gospel choir.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
  • When the quantum of color deposited by the brush diminishes, and grows lighter, its essence as paint applied by brush reveals itself.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Timing wasn’t on their side, as the motion picture group stacked dizzying losses for WBD this year (despite a banner 2025).
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of bending one solid piece, the wood is cut into thin strips, coated with adhesive, stacked back together, and pressed against a curved mold.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2026.

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