banking

Definition of bankingnext
present participle of bank

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of banking The Vikings’ defense is banking heavily on defensive coordinator Brian Flores, the scheme’s ability to create chaos and a bevy of young players at all spots. The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Anyone who cracks your unlock code can get into nearly every app, from banking to social media and even your email—the keys to the kingdom. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Ariel Atkins cut the deficit to 90-87 after banking in a three-pointer with 22 seconds remaining, but the Mercury made their free throws and pressured the Sparks’ offense. Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 North Koreans are banking, getting makeup tutorials and using period trackers on their phones. Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 26 July 2026 Video shared on social media shows one of the team's F/A-18E/F Super Hornets making an unusually low pass over the shoreline before banking away over the Gulf. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Rather than seek user consent, X merely updated its terms, advocates said, seemingly banking its AI business on users not reading about updates. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banking
Verb
  • This prevents electricity from piling up in one vulnerable spot when the transistor switches off, allowing the electric field to spread more evenly.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But the host Thunderwolves started piling up points in the second half and that was that.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Covering gray means depositing enough pigment to make white or silver strands disappear into one uniform color.
    Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The scheme reportedly involved depositing checks from accounts with insufficient funds, then withdrawing the temporarily available money, leaving the banks to absorb the losses once the checks bounced, court records show.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Every switch has a cost, and stacking fewer of them each day is one of the simplest ways to rebuild the focus this piece started with.
    Eman Bare, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Roy takes a literal approach to the assignment by stacking one date on top of another at the same classy nightspot.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Banking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banking. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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