banked

Definition of bankednext
past tense of bank

Example Sentences

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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. 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
  • The team piled sandbags around the perimeter for protection.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
  • 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
  • But Boston netted the equalizer just three minutes later when a cross from Barbara Olivieri connected with Alba Cano, who deposited it into the net.
    Boston Herald staff, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
  • Mantle material spread roughly 550 kilometers beyond the basin rim in the downrange direction and about 650 kilometers across the sides, while almost none was deposited uprange.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • The Sun’s inexperience was at the root of its disastrous first-quarter showing, its young players visibly out of sorts against a New York roster stacked with perennial All-Stars and WNBA champions.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • It’s also stacked with reliable tone-evening ingredients like tranexamic acid, niacinamide, and arbutin, plus supportive ingredients like ceramides, panthenol, and hyaluronic acid to keep skin hydrated and balanced.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Kent mounded up soil the couple bought from GreatSoil to create some elevation.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • 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 15 May. 2026.

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