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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
Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
If your company hasn’t reached that benchmark, there are online banks and alternative lenders that only require six months in business.
—Danielle Higley, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
The 40 minute round-trip rolls up the Red Clay Valley, with unobstructed views of moonlit fields, rocky cuts and creek banks.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Though the storm did not make a direct hit on Haiti, its ferocious rains caused rivers to flood and jump their banks.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Eric Pau, Senior Associate Director at Ricacorp Properties, a major real estate firm in Hong Kong, told CNN many banks view them as high-risk investments.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, banks are unable to order fresh pennies and are rationing pennies for their customers.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Debit Card Options for Kids Many banks offer cards that are designed specifically for kids and teens.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
Area food banks prepare for high demand Food banks and emergency relief groups are organizing food drives and planning distributions to help respond to the crisis.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
Other holidays may see closures or adjusted operating hours for schools, banks, post offices, stores, businesses, and the stock market.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
If your company hasn’t reached that benchmark, there are online banks and alternative lenders that only require six months in business.
—Danielle Higley, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
The 40 minute round-trip rolls up the Red Clay Valley, with unobstructed views of moonlit fields, rocky cuts and creek banks.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Though the storm did not make a direct hit on Haiti, its ferocious rains caused rivers to flood and jump their banks.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Eric Pau, Senior Associate Director at Ricacorp Properties, a major real estate firm in Hong Kong, told CNN many banks view them as high-risk investments.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, banks are unable to order fresh pennies and are rationing pennies for their customers.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Debit Card Options for Kids Many banks offer cards that are designed specifically for kids and teens.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
Area food banks prepare for high demand Food banks and emergency relief groups are organizing food drives and planning distributions to help respond to the crisis.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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This recipe piles them on, casting apples — which are starting to appear at farmers markets — and nuts front and center as main characters supported by a chorus of greens.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Sep. 2025
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That’s where the paperwork piles up, court fees skyrocket, and grieving families are forced into bureaucratic limbo for months — sometimes years.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When and How To Clean Up Leaves Don't panic if a rainstorm deposits a layer of wet leaves on your lawn.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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In slow movements, each gunmetal gray robot grabs a towel by its corners, flattens it out, folds it twice, and deposits it into the basket.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Relief on that levy—which stacks on top of Liberation Day tariffs—could be a boon for the Asian nation at a time when domestic demand is weak.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Double ShackBurger stacks two quarter pound patties, American cheese, lettuce, tomato and ShackSauce.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Banks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banks. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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