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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
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.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Some players, with the big contract banked and a ring on the mantle, would’ve called it a career at 34 years old.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 7 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
McCollum took an inbounds pass near the free-throw line and took two dribbles before launching a shot that banked in.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The ball banked off the backboard and into the basket as the buzzer sounded.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Some players, with the big contract banked and a ring on the mantle, would’ve called it a career at 34 years old.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 7 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
McCollum took an inbounds pass near the free-throw line and took two dribbles before launching a shot that banked in.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The ball banked off the backboard and into the basket as the buzzer sounded.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banked
Verb
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The team piled sandbags around the perimeter for protection.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Staff deliver hot cinnamon buns with honeydew from the local Spoon and Key Market, sandwiches piled high with barbecue chicken, and after the final snorkel session, adult beverages on the way back to shore.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Funds are deposited into a bank account in aggregate.—
Sameer Gulati,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Like many of the island’s residents, fortysomething Silvia makes a modest living harvesting and selling the seaweed deposited on the beach by churning, generous waters.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Inside the workshop Fox News Digital visited, workers moved rapidly between tables stacked with propellers, fiber-optic cable and other classified drone components.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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The biggest savings usually come from ordinary habits, stacked together.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Verb
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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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One stretch, called Stuyvesant Cove Park, comprises only a floodable esplanade with plantings mounded up to the top of an eight-foot-high barrier wall that rises from street level and runs along an elevated section of FDR Drive.—
James S. Russell,
Bloomberg,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Banked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banked. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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