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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
Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Those officials — six members of the Fed's governing board, plus the presidents of the 12 regional Fed banks — frequently give public speeches, and their remarks will get even more attention as financial markets seek clues about what the Fed may do next.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
According to Reuters, in the lead-up to SpaceX’s IPO Musk was dictating terms to Goldman Sachs and other banks.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Investment banks and analysts earlier had said BMW was under attack on two fronts from China.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
The reforms open wider space for private businesses, direct imports and exports, private banks and Cuban diaspora investment — even allowing fast-food chains — inspired by Chinese and Vietnamese market-style communism.
—Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Many banks will also be closed on Juneteenth, but ATM services may still be available.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 19 June 2026
The deal will also unfreeze tens of billions of dollars in Iranian funds held in international banks as part of the final agreement.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
As oil has come down from late April peaks, Wall Street banks have cut their year-end forecasts.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
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
Those officials — six members of the Fed’s governing board, plus the presidents of the 12 regional Fed banks — frequently give public speeches, and their remarks will get even more attention as financial markets seek clues about what the Fed may do next.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Those officials — six members of the Fed's governing board, plus the presidents of the 12 regional Fed banks — frequently give public speeches, and their remarks will get even more attention as financial markets seek clues about what the Fed may do next.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
According to Reuters, in the lead-up to SpaceX’s IPO Musk was dictating terms to Goldman Sachs and other banks.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Investment banks and analysts earlier had said BMW was under attack on two fronts from China.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
The reforms open wider space for private businesses, direct imports and exports, private banks and Cuban diaspora investment — even allowing fast-food chains — inspired by Chinese and Vietnamese market-style communism.
—Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Many banks will also be closed on Juneteenth, but ATM services may still be available.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 19 June 2026
The deal will also unfreeze tens of billions of dollars in Iranian funds held in international banks as part of the final agreement.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
As oil has come down from late April peaks, Wall Street banks have cut their year-end forecasts.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
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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This medium-sized, rounded tree is appreciated for its fragrant white flower clusters in mid-to-late spring and year-round features.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
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The first chapter of the AI investment cycle — the infrastructure buildout of GPU clusters, data centers, and networking fabric that drove NVIDIA's stock up several hundred percent and established the semiconductor complex as one of the decade's defining trades — is not over.—
Jason Kirsch,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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For instance, a number of residential buildings will feature a covered walking area with rows of columns.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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Common examples include squats, deadlifts, chest presses, rows and shoulder presses.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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The brown seaweed has piled up along beaches throughout the region, leaving behind large mounds that many visitors say are affecting their beach experience.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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The Apalachee people, who built large ceremonial mounds that still exist, flourished here from about 1000 AD to the early 16th century, until invasion by the Spanish.—
Jeff VanderMeer,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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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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Social Security deposits the benefit payment directly into the card.—
Diane Omdahl,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The spinner in Burgess Park, London deposits its users at Blessington Street Basin in Dublin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Smaller batches typically mean more experimentation — the kind of one-off lagers, seasonal releases and limited tap-only pours that don’t make sense to package and ship across a wide distribution footprint.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
21 June 2026
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The cookies are made fresh daily in small batches with simple ingredients.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
Verb
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High Bandwidth Memory, HBM, stacks DRAM die on top of each other with massive parallel connectivity to maximize the data bandwidth.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Take a classic example like Kartell’s modular Componibili shelving that stacks three tiers of shelving in one slim silhouette and can moonlight in a more spacious room or home office.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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The 937-pound (425-kilogram) spacecraft will launch into an initial testing orbit on June 27 and perform a series of checkouts to ensure that its basic systems (three main engines, 16 reaction control thrusters, solar arrays, robotic arms) are all working properly.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
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At that time, engineers were racing to piece together the Link satellite from a mix of structural components, fuel tanks, solar arrays, thrusters, and robotic arms designed to grab onto Swift more than 200 miles above the planet.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
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“Banks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banks. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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