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as in piling
to form into a pile or ridge of earth
banked sand into little mounds on the beach
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as in depositing
to put in an account
she always banks half of her paycheck
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Recent Examples of banking
The Phillies would realistically be banking on a return to his 2023 form (128 OPS+) to justify the trade.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Of course, in the second period, Bolduc had a golden opportunity to score a goal when Dach made a brilliant pass from his own end, banking a puck off the boards into the neutral zone and hitting Bolduc in stride for a breakaway.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
In an age where travel is at an all-time high, Auberge Collection is also banking on guests coming back and building a community around the brand and its ethos.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Trump has suggested buoyancy in the market (owing to analysts partially banking on the idea that tariffs won’t go ahead) is justification in itself to push ahead with the plans.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Of course, in the second period, Bolduc had a golden opportunity to score a goal when Dach made a brilliant pass from his own end, banking a puck off the boards into the neutral zone and hitting Bolduc in stride for a breakaway.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
In an age where travel is at an all-time high, Auberge Collection is also banking on guests coming back and building a community around the brand and its ethos.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Trump has suggested buoyancy in the market (owing to analysts partially banking on the idea that tariffs won’t go ahead) is justification in itself to push ahead with the plans.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Instead of piling up with other tourists at beaches in major hubs like Barcelona or Marbella, do as the locals do and escape to Xàbia.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Pla2na/Getty Images When money problems start piling up and filing for bankruptcy appears to be the only option, the timing suddenly starts to matter in ways that many people don't expect.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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To keep your color icy and cool, Nicole suggests using DP Hue’s color-depositing conditioner.—
Mary Honkus,
Glamour,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Auburn team solved this problem by depositing their materials directly onto solid surfaces, which improved both stability and scalability.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Amass a roster in the top five in the sport, typically by stacking blue-chip recruits and developing them.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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By stacking these measurements, the researchers reconstructed a three-dimensional map of charge transport with nanoscale resolution, offering a rare look at how electrical pathways form—and break down—inside the material.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Banking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banking. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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