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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
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
Connecting companies that might be owed tariff refunds to hedge funds that are willing to buy those future payments at a discount is what investment banks do with their time.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The constant sound first of construction equipment, then perpetually humming computer banks, was never part of the plan.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
The young Gertler liquidated stock and turned to banks and his family for the cash.
—Nicolas Niarchos, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Given Supermicro’s high-profile role in the AI build-out frenzy, the CFO also needs to have strategic relationships with analysts, investment banks, and market participants.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
The resulting jam forced the river out of its banks and into local neighborhoods.
—Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Last year, the banks and financial companies that partner with SentiLink received about 87,000 HELOC applications from people 55 years or older, the report said.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Most major banks such as Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Capital One, Citibank, PNC, Truist and more will be closed in observance of the federal holiday.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 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
From the complimentary Rolls-Royce airport transfer to the private VIP arrival lounge and dedicated check-in (in-suite, of course), and exclusive elevator banks at your disposal, every step of the journey is designed to be seamless and expedited.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
Connecting companies that might be owed tariff refunds to hedge funds that are willing to buy those future payments at a discount is what investment banks do with their time.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The constant sound first of construction equipment, then perpetually humming computer banks, was never part of the plan.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
The young Gertler liquidated stock and turned to banks and his family for the cash.
—Nicolas Niarchos, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Given Supermicro’s high-profile role in the AI build-out frenzy, the CFO also needs to have strategic relationships with analysts, investment banks, and market participants.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
The resulting jam forced the river out of its banks and into local neighborhoods.
—Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Last year, the banks and financial companies that partner with SentiLink received about 87,000 HELOC applications from people 55 years or older, the report said.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Most major banks such as Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Capital One, Citibank, PNC, Truist and more will be closed in observance of the federal holiday.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 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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His intervention piles fresh pressure on the prime minister.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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But the cleanups did remove the garbage that piles up along the San Juan, robbing the gillagers of a reliable source of income.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 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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Casting two of the most smoldering contemporary actors on the planet clearly stacks the deck, and carries on the long tradition of pairing a dashing figure of brooding handsomeness (Laurence Olivier, Ralph Fiennes) with a breathless screen beauty (Merle Oberon, Juliette Binoche).—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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This recipe stacks smoky sausage and hash browns on a buttery biscuit, which is finished with a tangy pepper sauce.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 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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Cocoa powder often clumps in its container.—
Erin Merhar,
Southern Living,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Banks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banks. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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