as in piles
a small quantity of stones heaped together that usually marks a place
A cairn of loose stones marked the site.
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There are piles of rubble and tangles of cable.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025 -
Black widows and brown widows are usually found in wood piles, garages, around mailboxes, and in areas of the home that aren’t commonly cleaned.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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If drainage is a problem, amend soil with compost or plant on mounds or berms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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The shapes of tunnels and mounds in your yard carry the mark of their builders.—
Steven Sullivan,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nearby, stacks of wooden wedges wait to be slotted into those grooves to form the beginnings of a hockey stick.—
Joseph Hostetler,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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But the evidence is there, in those stacks of photos.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Sabonis and Zach LaVine are fringe All-Stars most seasons, Keegan Murray is a solid wing starter who shoots and defends, DeRozan can still get midrange buckets and shot-fake fools into heaps of fouls, and Malik Monk is electric in a sixth-man role.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Trump heaps on attacks following Bondi hearing What's next legally for James Comey?—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Cairns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cairns. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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