banks 1 of 3

plural of bank

banks

2 of 3

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

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of bank

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of banks
Noun
However, alternative data by private companies and Federal Reserve regional banks, which aren’t as affected by the shutdown, showed that the labor market continued to slow last month. Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025 Most banks will be closed Monday in observance of Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples' Day. Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025 There have also been reports of Chinese leasing houses looking to convert some ship leases to loans from their parent banks and moving shipping departments to other countries. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025 Most banks, typically, raised wages over time. Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025 With the European fashion weeks coming to a close earlier this week, and buyers still writing their orders, the big banks have expressed their hopes — and concerns — for luxury fashion following the flurry of designer debuts this season. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025 While these cars may be all consumers can afford, banks aren’t interested in repossessing them because the vehicle’s value is less than its repossession and sale. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 The first morning, Ronnie and I still hunted along opposite banks of a creek, with perhaps 60 yards between us. Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025 The quality of racing at Bristol always follows, and there’s nothing like walking down the steep banks. Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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
Verb
  • This recipe piles them on, casting apples — which are starting to appear at farmers markets — and nuts front and center as main characters supported by a chorus of greens.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • That’s where the paperwork piles up, court fees skyrocket, and grieving families are forced into bureaucratic limbo for months — sometimes years.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In slow movements, each gunmetal gray robot grabs a towel by its corners, flattens it out, folds it twice, and deposits it into the basket.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Think of it as one fund, and whatever money everyone deposits into this goes into the investment of the casino.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Behind its all-glass façade, the home stacks four bedrooms and five baths around an elevator core.
    Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • In the conflict between Hobbes and Rousseau, between visions of primordial humankind as inherently brutal or inherently peaceful, Tsangari stacks the dramatic deck in favor of benign and placid human nature.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Banks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banks. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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