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noun (1)

Definition of banksnext
plural of bank
1
as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit a bank of telephones set up for the telethon

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2
as in rows
a series of people or things arranged side by side a bank of elevators

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banks

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noun (2)

plural of bank
as in mounds
a pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow) a bank of dirt that the construction workers left behind

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banks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bank
1
as in piles
to form into a pile or ridge of earth banked sand into little mounds on the beach

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2
as in deposits
to put in an account she always banks half of her paycheck

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Recent Examples of banks
Noun
Previously, Circle needed third-party banks and custodians to hold the cash and Treasury assets backing USDC. — Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 10 July 2026 PocketGuard supports thousands of financial institutions, including many banks, credit unions and credit card issuers. — Catherine Collins, USA Today, 10 July 2026 The prototype was loaded into a Davis gun and blasted into earthen banks to simulate a high-speed crash. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026 That positioning appears to be making a difference with banks, payment firms, and institutional users that need greater confidence in redemption processes, custody arrangements, and reporting obligations. — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 According to information presented in court, Fleming committed three armed robberies of banks in Denton between November 2022 and February 2023. — Mary Ella Hastings july 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026 Wealthier establishments along the banks offered restaurants, cafés and swimming lessons. — Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 Those who chose to rest on the banks of the Potomac River could be seen by steamship passengers playing bridge and dancing in the river breeze. — Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 July 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 Investment banks Arctic Securities and ABG Sundal Collier have also opened new offices. — Jeremy Savory, Forbes.com, 18 Feb. 2026 The group banks its seventh champ total. — Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banks
  1. clusters
  2. rows
  3. mounds
  4. piles
  5. deposits
  6. batches
  7. stacks
  8. arrays
Noun
  • But this year the shrub and tree forms, pruned and unpruned, are full of colorful clusters of blooms.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
  • Saggar, who is familiar with the parasite, said there could be multiple clusters involving different sources.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of clusters
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  • Rey spent a few minutes in the waiting room of the ISAP office—a drab space with bare blue-and-white walls and two rows of chairs—before an official summoned him inside.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Jensen and vice chief Al Ferrer spoke with Essential California about his group’s philanthropy in between sets of rows.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of rows
Noun
  • Why to Fertilize Petunias Petunias are fast-growing plants that produce mounds of foliage and abundant blooms.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
  • Holston specifically recommends everbearing alpine varieties, which grow in small mounds and take up less space.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 12 July 2026
Definition of mounds
Verb
  • Instead of asking whether existing programs are delivering results, Congress piles new spending and new funding streams onto an already fragmented system.
    — Andy Harris, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2026
  • The dirty laundry never piles up, nor does the ready-to-fold pile.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 30 June 2026
Definition of piles
Verb
  • The lightweight cream deposits a subtle wash of color, and blends tracelessly to create a fresh-faced, no-makeup-makeup finish.
    — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 30 June 2026
  • This is one in which the user deposits cash that serves as its’ purchase limit.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of deposits
Noun
  • Led by researcher Kalle Mertin, the team increased production to about 66 pounds (30 kilograms), around 60 times more than previous laboratory batches.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
  • There have been several releases over the years, including Explorer, a 6-year-old bourbon, and multiple batches of the Legacy series, which are blends of aged whiskeys.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
Definition of batches
Verb
  • Frequency is the mechanism that stacks hours toward Hall's 50-, 90-, and 200-hour thresholds.
    — Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Big mistake, though arguably only slightly more stupid than Susan, who stacks the dishwasher cutlery rack with the knives blade up.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Definition of stacks
Noun
  • According to McDowell, SpaceX's FCC application states that each one will weigh 4,400 to 5,500 pounds (2,000 to 2,500 kilograms) and cover an area of 3,230 to 4,300 square feet (300 to 400 square meters) with its solar arrays extended.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 July 2026
  • As satellite arrays became larger and more efficient, and electronics more sophisticated, orbital nuclear power systems were largely confined to exploration missions to the outer Solar System by the 1990s.
    — David Szondy July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
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