1
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
Last week, bond yields rose after initial jobless claims unexpectedly fell more than expected, and the rise in the long end of the interest rate curve has coincided with drops in stocks like Home Depot that are banking on rates coming down to unlock pent up housing demand.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Sacramento is banking on the model as a cheaper and faster path to results.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Scholar Rock is banking on the approval of apitegromab and estimates a greater than $2 billion market opportunity for the drug.
—Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Not with how much the Wild are banking on Kaprizov to be the straw that stirs the drink for the foreseeable future.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Sacramento is banking on the model as a cheaper and faster path to results.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Scholar Rock is banking on the approval of apitegromab and estimates a greater than $2 billion market opportunity for the drug.
—Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Not with how much the Wild are banking on Kaprizov to be the straw that stirs the drink for the foreseeable future.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banking
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During the last government shutdown in 2018-19, there were reports of trash piling up at national park sites and the organization relied on nonprofits and volunteers to keep up certain services.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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With maritime routes disrupted, cocaine produced in Colombia’s Catatumbo region is piling up inside Venezuela.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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The officer swung his undercover truck around, radioing his team to converge on a man who was depositing a $50 bill into the machine.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Pederson had been withdrawing money from the Ronald McDonald House checking account and depositing it into her personal PayPal account, according to the criminal complaint.—
Karen Madden,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Adamolekun is also spearheading the company’s $60 million plan to keep the seafood chain afloat by stacking his C-suite with restaurant-industry veterans.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Repeat with remaining dough pieces, stacking balls gently in pan.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Banking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banking. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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