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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
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
That dominance has been driven by Beijing’s policy banks providing strategic lines of credit, enabling Chinese firms to provide equipment, services, and financing at significantly lower prices than Western competitors.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
In the last three months, Paramount lined up banks and other institutional investors to provide bridge financing to help pull off the transaction, the company said.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The restaurant sits on the banks of the water and is hoping to cash in.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 7 May 2026
Pharmacies, grocery stores, banks and similar retailers are crucial parts of healthy neighborhoods.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Founder and owner Marina Efraimoglou was hit by cancer during her time as the first woman to run one of Greece’s major banks.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 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
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
That dominance has been driven by Beijing’s policy banks providing strategic lines of credit, enabling Chinese firms to provide equipment, services, and financing at significantly lower prices than Western competitors.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
In the last three months, Paramount lined up banks and other institutional investors to provide bridge financing to help pull off the transaction, the company said.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The restaurant sits on the banks of the water and is hoping to cash in.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 7 May 2026
Pharmacies, grocery stores, banks and similar retailers are crucial parts of healthy neighborhoods.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Founder and owner Marina Efraimoglou was hit by cancer during her time as the first woman to run one of Greece’s major banks.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 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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The wide arches that lend their name to the structure are arranged between the bridge’s piers, with two rows of smaller arches along the top story around the deck.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Barranquilla, Colombia — Surrounded by rows of costumes, reggaeton superstar J Balvin fuels up in his dressing room as thousands of people in the coastal Colombian city of Barranquilla wait outside for his raucous five-hour live performance to begin.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
8 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 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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In less than 10 minutes, a wooden bridge deposits us on the doorstep of a cinematic landscape that unfurls into a seemingly endless patchwork of rolling hills and glens in hues of umber, cinnamon, and ochre, flanked by mountains standing sentinel on either side.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 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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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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This seems unlikely, though, as the scale in the image means these arrays would have to be on the order of a kilometer wide, which is not the case.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
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
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“Banks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banks. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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