Thesaurus results for CAIRNS

cairns

noun

Definition of cairns

plural of cairn

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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Recent Examples of cairns Every few feet were cairns of glass swept away from shattered storefronts. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026 The Park Service recommends that people not disturb, knock down or add to cairns, though some parks caution visitors not to rely on them as official pathways. — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026 Above the glacial lake Ullswater, prehistoric cairns and burial mounds dot the high moorland, including the Cockpit Stone Circle, which spans 90 feet. — Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025 Found around the perimeter ring, there are six additional cairns. — Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025

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Noun

The smell of rotten eggs permeates communities where large piles of decaying sargassum emit ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Content piles up faster than it can be classified or reused, and AI only accelerates that.

— Benjamin Faes, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of piles

Noun

Pine trees coat the forest floor with mounds of flammable dead leaves that are springy underfoot but which can smolder long after a blaze.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
The third hole features an 80-yard blind tee shot from one of the tee boxes, while the seventh hole has a 60-yard shot over a cove, and the ninth plays through two large mounds that were inspired by the famed opening hole at Tobacco Road.

— Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of mounds

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If executives and fleet managers are still managing their own days with stacks of paper and legacy spreadsheets while demanding that the rank-and-file use advanced AI tools, the initiative is bound to fail.

— Toni Pisano, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
On that day, the Appropriations committees in both Assembly and Senate will announce whether large stacks of bills in front of their committees get to advance.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of stacks

Noun

Make it with red lentils, zucchini, coconut milk, yogurt, and heaps of warm spices.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 2 Aug. 2026
But the process for scoring that second passport can feel less than straightforward, with confusing requirements, heaps of paperwork, and expensive application fees.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

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