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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
Attempts are made to offset losses each year by hosting a range of non-football events, with the stadium operators banking that money.
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 21 May 2026
For the past 50 years, and in anticipation of their demise, scientists have been banking tissue samples of the species in repositories like San Diego’s Frozen Zoo.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
These included shelf registration, relaxed international capital controls, eased restrictions on bank deposits, the rise of index and money market funds, lax oversight of corporate mergers and takeovers, and the creation of banking free-trade zones.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Majority of Pennsylvania's most trustworthy companies in Pittsburgh Of the 700 companies featured, the highest‑ranking Pittsburgh companies span a range of industries, from banking to retail to health care.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 21 May 2026
For the past 50 years, and in anticipation of their demise, scientists have been banking tissue samples of the species in repositories like San Diego’s Frozen Zoo.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
These included shelf registration, relaxed international capital controls, eased restrictions on bank deposits, the rise of index and money market funds, lax oversight of corporate mergers and takeovers, and the creation of banking free-trade zones.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Majority of Pennsylvania's most trustworthy companies in Pittsburgh Of the 700 companies featured, the highest‑ranking Pittsburgh companies span a range of industries, from banking to retail to health care.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banking
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Instead of piling sounds together for maximalist overwhelm, their more minimal approach allows for a great deal of expression in their respective playing.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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Normally, trade winds push warm surface water west across the Pacific, piling it up near Asia and Australia while cooler water rises along South America.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Father Joseph Balikuddembe, a young priest, weaves down the aisle for communion, depositing wafers on the nuns' lips.—
Sophie Neiman,
NPR,
20 June 2026
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Booker Stardrum and Evan Shornstein’s new album begins by depositing you into a new world.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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With the intention of permanently moving the orbiter Discovery to California, the Air Force designed SLC-6 differently from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, most notably by stacking the vehicle directly on the pad rather than in a more distant assembly building.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
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For a more complex arrangement, try stacking dwarf azaleas in front of taller mountain laurels and select plants with coordinating flower colors.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
13 June 2026
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“Banking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banking. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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