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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
Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Some banks alert you only after a transaction is completed, while others set thresholds that don't flag low-dollar amounts.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Both investment banks point to Navan’s earnings beat as a catalyst for their optimism.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Those giant banks of processing power need spaces to physically exist, giant pipelines of power and often, water to help keep them cool.
—Krys Fluker, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Those bills may take several weeks to circulate through banks.
—George Petras, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Several of the signs on West Seventh Street buildings were made to appear like banks, including the Star-Telegram’s old office, which caused some confusion.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
Some banks may have even raised their rates to account for these new developments.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
In a worst-case scenario, $307 billion could be withdrawn from Gulf banks by local residents, according to S&P Global Ratings.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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
With the arrival of the railway and meatpacking industries, additional towns sprang up along the banks of the Kansas River.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Some banks alert you only after a transaction is completed, while others set thresholds that don't flag low-dollar amounts.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Both investment banks point to Navan’s earnings beat as a catalyst for their optimism.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Those giant banks of processing power need spaces to physically exist, giant pipelines of power and often, water to help keep them cool.
—Krys Fluker, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Those bills may take several weeks to circulate through banks.
—George Petras, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Several of the signs on West Seventh Street buildings were made to appear like banks, including the Star-Telegram’s old office, which caused some confusion.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
Some banks may have even raised their rates to account for these new developments.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
In a worst-case scenario, $307 billion could be withdrawn from Gulf banks by local residents, according to S&P Global Ratings.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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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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But when snow piles up in powdery white masses, Arizonans can't resist the opportunity to play in it.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Why these deposits exist might remain unknown; however, the Melsonby deposits showcase power and wealth, according to LBV, which might even be linked to a famous female queen of Rome, Queen Cartimandua, who ruled Brigantes in the 50s and 60s AD.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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An 18-minute flight in a Bell 212 deposits us into the high alpine.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2026
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To solve the couple's particular design puzzle, the studio came up with Light House, a vertical home that places each of the family’s major activities in its own dedicated box and playfully stacks them on top of one another.—
Stefan Ionescu
March 30,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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For those craving excess, the legendary Quadzilla stacks four third-pound patties with American cheese and full toppings.—
Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
25 Mar. 2026
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Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.—
Allison DeAngelis,
STAT,
18 Feb. 2026
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However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Banks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banks. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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