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as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit
a bank of telephones set up for the telethon
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as in deposits
to put in an account
she always banks half of her paycheck
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Recent Examples of banks
Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The show took him to Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall, India’s Bodhi Tree, Mayan temples in Guatemala, the pyramids of Egypt and the banks of the Ganges River.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
But money market accounts at banks are FDIC-insured.
—Christine Benz, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
In some instances, the records show, Epstein’s payments to his victims’ accounts in banks in Russia raised red flags in compliance departments of Western banks.
—Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Merchant, 47, worked for Pakistani banks for decades before going into clothing and other businesses.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Four other investment banks did not mention the budget conflict in their overviews of the authority.
—David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 6 Mar. 2026
The borrowers — mostly smaller companies that banks would consider too risky or complex for a traditional loan — pay a higher interest rate in exchange for quick access to capital and flexible financing terms.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
The tools are aimed at customers like investment banks, asset managers, and other financial institutions looking to automate workflows—a move that mirrors Anthropic's Claude for Financial Services offering.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
To them, bank lending has multiplicative qualities whereby Bank A rents $100,000 from a saver, lends out $90,000 to a borrower who then banks the money at Bank B, only for Bank B to lend out $81,000, only for the borrower to bank the $81,000 at Bank C that lends out $72,900.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
The trail takes visitors along Rottenwood Creek where, at this time of year, thousands of dimpled trout lilies (Erythronium umbilicatum) create bright yellow carpets on the hillsides and stream banks.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The show took him to Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall, India’s Bodhi Tree, Mayan temples in Guatemala, the pyramids of Egypt and the banks of the Ganges River.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
But money market accounts at banks are FDIC-insured.
—Christine Benz, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
In some instances, the records show, Epstein’s payments to his victims’ accounts in banks in Russia raised red flags in compliance departments of Western banks.
—Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Merchant, 47, worked for Pakistani banks for decades before going into clothing and other businesses.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Four other investment banks did not mention the budget conflict in their overviews of the authority.
—David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 6 Mar. 2026
The borrowers — mostly smaller companies that banks would consider too risky or complex for a traditional loan — pay a higher interest rate in exchange for quick access to capital and flexible financing terms.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
The tools are aimed at customers like investment banks, asset managers, and other financial institutions looking to automate workflows—a move that mirrors Anthropic's Claude for Financial Services offering.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
The group banks its seventh champ total.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
To them, bank lending has multiplicative qualities whereby Bank A rents $100,000 from a saver, lends out $90,000 to a borrower who then banks the money at Bank B, only for Bank B to lend out $81,000, only for the borrower to bank the $81,000 at Bank C that lends out $72,900.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banks
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The result piles more pressure on Starmer, the least popular prime minister since records began, according to some polls.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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But when snow piles up in powdery white masses, Arizonans can't resist the opportunity to play in it.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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The agency deposits up to $1,000 in these accounts them if parents complete recommended preventive care before their babies turn two.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Because of the low reactivity of fluorine, when KL-50 deposits fluoroethyl groups onto the cells, the crosslinks are slow to form.—
Isabella Backman,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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For All Mankind also debuted a new relaxed slim jean for women that stacks well over heels.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Feb. 2026
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Special enough for a holiday occasion and hearty enough for a main course, this casserole stacks bright layers of veggies drenched in our Easy Cheese Sauce.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.—
Allison DeAngelis,
STAT,
18 Feb. 2026
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However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Banks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banks. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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