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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
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Most people imagine Geneva through diplomacy, banks and luxury, but there is another history underneath that.
—Jd Linville, Variety, 15 May 2026
So banks looked to hire more young people like Phil Calian, whose storytelling skills made up for their lack of mathematical acumen.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Instead of lending through traditional banks or public bond markets, companies increasingly turned to private funds for financing.
—Jack Mullen, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Authorities said the teen, later identified as Wyche, was fishing on the banks of the Angelina River with friends.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
This includes calls that appear to come from banks or the Internal Revenue Service.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 9 May 2026
The latter held Leo in particular high regard thanks to its association with the flooding of the river Nile, as the sun shone close to the constellation as the waterway broke its banks each year, according to EarthSky.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 May 2026
Last June, Russian banks raised red flags on a potential debt crisis as high interest rates weighed on borrowers’ ability to pay off loans.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 May 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
Fighting battery fires Lead-acid batteries still dominate nearly 90 percent of UPS backup systems globally, but their low power density often forces operators to install oversized battery banks to meet sudden power demand.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Most people imagine Geneva through diplomacy, banks and luxury, but there is another history underneath that.
—Jd Linville, Variety, 15 May 2026
So banks looked to hire more young people like Phil Calian, whose storytelling skills made up for their lack of mathematical acumen.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Instead of lending through traditional banks or public bond markets, companies increasingly turned to private funds for financing.
—Jack Mullen, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Authorities said the teen, later identified as Wyche, was fishing on the banks of the Angelina River with friends.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
This includes calls that appear to come from banks or the Internal Revenue Service.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 9 May 2026
The latter held Leo in particular high regard thanks to its association with the flooding of the river Nile, as the sun shone close to the constellation as the waterway broke its banks each year, according to EarthSky.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 May 2026
Last June, Russian banks raised red flags on a potential debt crisis as high interest rates weighed on borrowers’ ability to pay off loans.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 May 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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Along its spiral arms, bright orange pockets mark areas where new star clusters are forming, carving out glowing bubbles in the surrounding material.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Lion’s ear produce clusters of fuzzy orange flowers that give the plant its common name.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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To keep weeds at bay, spread sterile straw between rows.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The cheapest areas, the upper rows with bench seating, cost between $280 and $331 now.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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In that case, use a drench to kill fire ant mounds.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 May 2026
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At the new Orkin Discovery Zone inside the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta, visitors can learn how termites and the mounds these bulbous invertebrates make have inspired the chimneys in our homes.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 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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The Interceptor sucks in trash and deposits it in large bins that, once full, are shipped off for appropriate disposal—and in an interesting twist, an afterlife as material for new car production.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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The technology deposits conductive and dielectric inks simultaneously, producing integrated 3D electronic structures with micro-scale precision.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Since pharmaceutical companies typically make drugs and therapies in batches and plan those batches months in advance, some companies may not be able to increase estrogen patch production for a few months, Ganio said.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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At present, the team has only managed to showcase the catalyst under laboratory conditions in small batches.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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O'Grady said many community solar projects across Minnesota now use pollinator seed mixes designed to support bees and other wildlife while maintaining the land underneath the arrays.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Binoculars and telescopes, though, will provide an enhanced view that could even unveil details like the station's solar arrays and individual modules, according to the Planetary Society.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The whole pitch falls flat if WWE just stacks the card with names already over — there's nothing to learn about Oba Femi's audience pull when his Raw run already has the building behind him.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The side table unfolds into six stools for gatherings, then neatly stacks back together into a stylish end piece.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Banks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banks. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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