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as in deposited
to put in an account
she always banks half of her paycheck
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Recent Examples of banked
Throughout his career as an Italian Air Force Pilot, Parmitano has banked over 2,000 hours flying time across over 40 types of aircraft.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 June 2026
Stephen Schwarzman built one of the world’s largest private-equity firms, banked some of the biggest paydays in modern finance, and committed more than $1 billion to charity over his lifetime.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 June 2026
That drew Dobeš’ attention away from the traffic in the crease — and Miller, with plenty of space between himself and Danault, banked the puck off Staal’s skate back toward the Canadiens’ net.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 28 May 2026
And when Jalen Brunson banked in a floater with just under four minutes left in the period — a sequence that sent Maxey into frustration and head coach Nick Nurse calling a timeout — the Knicks’ lead suddenly swelled to 12.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
While returning to his base after the training mission, the wingman suddenly banked his jet because two fellow pilots on the lead aircraft were trying to film him with their phones.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
At the Clinton office nearby, volunteers phone banked and canvassed.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 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
Those who banked 20 or more eggs saw rates near 82%.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 June 2026
Stephen Schwarzman built one of the world’s largest private-equity firms, banked some of the biggest paydays in modern finance, and committed more than $1 billion to charity over his lifetime.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 June 2026
That drew Dobeš’ attention away from the traffic in the crease — and Miller, with plenty of space between himself and Danault, banked the puck off Staal’s skate back toward the Canadiens’ net.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 28 May 2026
And when Jalen Brunson banked in a floater with just under four minutes left in the period — a sequence that sent Maxey into frustration and head coach Nick Nurse calling a timeout — the Knicks’ lead suddenly swelled to 12.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
While returning to his base after the training mission, the wingman suddenly banked his jet because two fellow pilots on the lead aircraft were trying to film him with their phones.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
At the Clinton office nearby, volunteers phone banked and canvassed.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 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
Those who banked 20 or more eggs saw rates near 82%.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banked
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Investors have piled into robotics startups in recent times as attention turns to deploying AI in physical systems that can interact in real-world environments.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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It’s pressed French bread piled with bolo ham, shredded pork, aged prosciutto, Swiss and Spanish chorizo, a sandwich hybrid that sings.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
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The city will then receive annual payments equal to 50% of the project’s rental proceeds, minus expenses, with money deposited in the city’s general fund.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 July 2025
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Schwarber deposited three homers over the Truist Park fence in his three swings.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 July 2025
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The felt is surprisingly durable; these bins can also be stacked without collapsing or losing their shape.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
8 Dec. 2025
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The issue is that the NFC is stacked, and there is little room for error in stacking losses in this December stretch.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
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Excavating wetlands, as various studies have suggested, would yield soil that could be mounded into sound-blocking berms, as at Brooklyn Bridge Park; lookouts, as on Governors Island; and undulating grasslands like those at Freshkills.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
9 Sep. 2025
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They are simply halved and cored, which creates a handy and tasty vessel for the oat and walnut streusel topping mounded in their centers.—
Lynda Balslev,
The Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2024
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“Banked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banked. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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