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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
Traditional banks often shunned smaller companies, either charging extremely high rates to compensate for the risk or outright refusing to lend to them. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 This survey asks people, rather than banks, for information on their payment habits. — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 24 July 2026 Mines, their contractors, and workers are already core customers for banks, telecom operators, cement producers, and other profitable businesses. — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 24 July 2026 No investment banks upgraded or downgraded Tesla after the latest results, which delivered a revenue beat but an earnings miss as free cash flow turned negative and gross margins narrowed. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 July 2026 Hammond, a longtime veteran of crypto politics in Washington, DC, added that the delay announced this week by Thune also reflected a successful strategy by banks and other crypto opponents to drag out the CLARITY Act debate and stall its passage. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Here, in a pristine clinic on the banks of an even more pristine glacial Austrian lake, illness is not simply bad luck that happens to you. — Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 24 July 2026 In Florida, wild iguanas can live in burrows, culverts, drainage pipes and rock and debris piles found along canal banks or in vacant lots. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 July 2026 Educated at posh schools in India and London, Bhatia studied economics at Cornell University in New York state, before stints at blue-chip banks in New York and London. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 24 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
  • Biren said the approach could enable clusters with up to 1,024 AI accelerator cards, significantly expanding the scale of computing systems needed to support increasingly demanding AI workloads.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • In 2022, Greenpeace’s investigative journalism arm, Unearthed, found the charred remnants of footwear and clothing from Clarks, Diesel, Michael Kors, Next, Nike, Ralph Lauren and Reebok at five brick kiln clusters.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Definition of clusters
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  • After connecting with one of Horan’s great-grandchildren, Michael Knappman, Baldwin began researching Horan’s life and searching for her final resting place among the rows of stones.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
  • In Champagne, neat rows of lush, bright green vineyards stretch for thousands of acres up and down gentle slopes.
    — Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Definition of rows
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  • Over the years, mounds, pottery shards and other relics of Native American settlements that once dotted the swamp have been discovered.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • In an effort to starve the Native Americans of the Great Plains, white settlers massacred many millions of North American buffalo between 1870 and 1890, piling the animals’ skulls into monstrous mounds reaching up to the sky.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 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
  • Much like running a dishwasher, running one large load uses less energy and water than running several smaller ones—even if your machine has a setting for smaller batches.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2026
  • The company scrambled to placate the brands with new demonetization policies, stripping ads from huge batches of videos.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 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
  • The system relies on five microelectrode arrays surgically installed in Thomas’ brain, which machine learning algorithms then interpret brain signals denoting movement with nearly 85 percent accuracy.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
  • 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
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“Banks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banks. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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