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Definition of banksnext
plural of bank

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

banks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bank

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of banks
Noun
Among the policy shifts reportedly on the table is a windfall tax aimed at banks and oil companies. Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026 Designed around an Art Deco building that formerly housed a Citroën garage, the new 430,000-square-foot complex at Place de l’Yser on the banks of the Charleroi-Brussels Canal is Brussels’ only major modern and contemporary art museum. News Desk, Artforum, 11 Sep. 2026 That could make private credit an important source of long-term financing for infrastructure and businesses that banks cannot or will not fund. Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026 In the present, Kirk has to stop Reeger from wholesale slaughtering an entire planet, which involves beaming into the bowels of the ship to sabotage the ship’s phaser banks. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 Its anchoring setup connects to the banks and reservoir bottom. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Government, banks, and the stock market The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing. Emily Danner, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026 In malls, banks and other businesses, air-raid protocols require customers and staff to leave when an alert sounds. ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Most banks and financial institutions also close for the federal holiday. Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 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
Noun
  • Wire cables, arranged in clusters across a gallery floor, conjure tufts of grass.
    Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Cut the clusters in half on an angle and add to shallot mixture (don’t stir).
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But now, the walkway beyond it guides visitors past rows of photographs.
    Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Richard Olenick and Juan Mejia were more than halfway through the flight when a man two rows behind them in the first-class section started to become belligerent, Olenick said.
    Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Sign Up for Our Free Daily Newsletter Some hills in northern Alabama are burial mounds from the Copena people who lived there 2,000 years ago.
    Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026
  • And in a sense, chocolate may have helped build the Mississippian mounds.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Once a week, Hall piles his three kids in the car, drives five minutes to Costco and turns into the second row of the parking lot.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • According to relationship experts at The Gottman Institute, couples who talk through those details in advance tend to adjust more smoothly and argue less about the small stuff that piles up after move-in day.
    Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • The institution deposits the money and uses it to help pay for scholarships, travel, facilities, salaries and sports that might produce little revenue of their own.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The manufacturing technology deposits continuous reinforcement during 3D printing.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Working in 7 more batches, repeat process with remaining oil, batter, and blueberries, adjusting heat as needed to keep pancakes from absorbing too much oil or burning.
    Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Working in batches to avoid overcrowding, add the chicken thighs, skin side down, and cook the chicken until golden brown and crispy, 4 to 6 minutes on each side.
    Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Vertical stacking cuts heat The approach is based on Huawei’s LogicFolding architecture, which stacks active chip layers vertically instead of placing all the circuitry across a conventional two-dimensional layout.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • As the house begins to rise, the crew stacks wooden cribbing, like Lincoln Logs, into pillars underneath, to help support the structure.
    Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In the foreground, the telescope's payload adapter can be seen, while just behind, the orbital observatory floats into the blackness of space with its solar arrays still folded for launch.
    Brett Tingley, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The lightweight profile allows energy generation on load-sensitive surfaces that cannot carry standard solar arrays.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

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“Banks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banks. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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