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
  • But after Annapurna moved from financing its movies to distributing them in 2017, costs rose, flops piled up, and Megan Ellison scaled back her ambitions.
    Brent Lang, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Her platinum blonde hair was piled high atop her head, while her makeup consisted of blue eyeshadow and a pale pink lip.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Jeanie may view walking away as losing something that can’t be replaced by any amount deposited into a bank account.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike other volatile urinary odors that quickly change once they are deposited on an object, these evaporate more slowly.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 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 29 Aug. 2026.

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