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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
Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The parking lots and soccer field were left underwater after the nearby Des Plaines River overflowed its banks.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
More than 130 people in the region died in the catastrophe triggered by slow-moving thunderstorms that caused the Guadalupe River to overflow its banks.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
The hour-long flight was followed by a lengthy drive in a 4x4 before arriving at our smaller, remote boutique resort, Nxamaseri Island Lodge, built on the banks of the water.
—Lucie Grace, TheWeek, 17 Apr. 2026
Founded in 2018, the company now supports more than 40 blockchain networks and works with banks, exchanges, digital wallets, and custodians.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
These accounts earn above-average rates and have the same accessibility as traditional savings accounts from big banks.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
After the 2008 crisis, banks got more strict about lending, and small and midsize businesses that didn’t meet the higher standards had to find funding elsewhere.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
The quality of racing at Bristol always follows, and there’s nothing like walking down the steep banks.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2025
Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
The official said Treasury has warned banks in China, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Oman that facilitating Iranian trade could expose them to secondary sanctions, signaling a more aggressive approach to enforcement beyond Iran’s borders.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The parking lots and soccer field were left underwater after the nearby Des Plaines River overflowed its banks.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
More than 130 people in the region died in the catastrophe triggered by slow-moving thunderstorms that caused the Guadalupe River to overflow its banks.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
The hour-long flight was followed by a lengthy drive in a 4x4 before arriving at our smaller, remote boutique resort, Nxamaseri Island Lodge, built on the banks of the water.
—Lucie Grace, TheWeek, 17 Apr. 2026
Founded in 2018, the company now supports more than 40 blockchain networks and works with banks, exchanges, digital wallets, and custodians.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
These accounts earn above-average rates and have the same accessibility as traditional savings accounts from big banks.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
After the 2008 crisis, banks got more strict about lending, and small and midsize businesses that didn’t meet the higher standards had to find funding elsewhere.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
The quality of racing at Bristol always follows, and there’s nothing like walking down the steep banks.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
Four minute into the game, Pop Isaacs banks a 3-pointer to put the Aggies ahead 8-4.
—Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
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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More specifically — and without spoiling a story that piles the twists as high as the corpses — Pine's an ex-British soldier pulled from his porter duties and recruited to surveil a ruthless arms dealer, Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie) staying at the hotel.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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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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In less than 10 minutes, a wooden bridge deposits us on the doorstep of a cinematic landscape that unfurls into a seemingly endless patchwork of rolling hills and glens in hues of umber, cinnamon, and ochre, flanked by mountains standing sentinel on either side.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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Commuter trains run from Washington’s Union Station to Baltimore’s Camden Station, which deposits fans right outside Oriole Park at Camden Yards.—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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The kitchen sink sandwich, the TikTok trend that keeps recirculating, takes the same principle and stacks it between bread.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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Aledo stacks another win Aledo won its 11th consecutive game Friday, trouncing Saginaw 15-0 in shutout fashion.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 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 26 Apr. 2026.
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