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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
New York was the state with the second-highest number of brunch spots on the list, banking 12 winners.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
The Royals made additions but opted for tweaks more than overhauls, banking much of their season on internal improvement.
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Sam McDowell May 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 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.
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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.
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Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
The Royals made additions but opted for tweaks more than overhauls, banking much of their season on internal improvement.
—
Sam McDowell May 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banking
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Castle Rat have begun some preliminary planning and writing for their next album, piling up new riffs at jam sessions.
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All of that felt in jeopardy, the sky falling and losses piling up in April.
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On the Fourth of July, the federal government will start depositing $1,000 in the stock market for every eligible American newborn.
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Investigators said surveillance video shows her then depositing that money into her own account at the bank.
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Qualcomm’s High Bandwidth Compute architecture places memory and compute closer together by stacking chips vertically rather than placing them side by side, improving the speed and flow of data.
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The company is most known for its Digit humanoid robot built to help warehouse and manufacturing employees with repetitive tasks like lifting boxes, stacking totes and moving items from other mobile robots onto conveyor belts.
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“Banking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banking. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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