embanking

Definition of embankingnext
present participle of embank

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Verb
  • Immune cells here degraded old and damaged red blood cells, accumulating iron from the hemoglobin for a short period.
    Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
  • Attendance diminished in recent years as the Wizards tore down their roster in the hopes of accumulating draft picks in trades and losing enough games to win early picks via the annual draft lottery.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • This plan included a prohibition on shark finning -- the process of removing shark fins at sea and discarding the rest of the shark -- and grouping sharks into different complexes to simplify the management of dozens of species.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 June 2026
  • Not having a clear system or grouping like items together.
    Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • That means assembling the right team — CPA, estate planner, business attorney, wealth adviser and real estate expert — and helping the client slow down long enough to think clearly.
    Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
  • Blum noted how much the job of assembling movies has changed in recent years.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • Overachiever bird Urban bowerbirds are prolific collectors, hoarding an average of 90 items per bower — with one overachiever amassing more than 300.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
  • Adelman coached the Kings from 1998 to 2006, amassing a record of 395-229 over eight seasons.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Election workers collecting ballots from a drop box in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday found multiple mail-in ballots that had been burned, officials say.
    Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • In previous eras, collecting a prestigious bowl invitation was every team’s goal.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • In October 1973, Israeli military intelligence had detailed reports of Egyptian and Syrian forces massing on the borders.
    Bryce Hoffman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Trump has declared success and pressured Iran to agree to a deal to end the war, while massing new troops in the Middle East and threatening intense escalation if Tehran doesn't reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz trade route.
    Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The quickly conglomerating media industry led Henson to consider corporate partnerships to assist with his goal of further expanding the Muppet media universe.
    Jared Bahir Browsh, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • After more than four years, Russia’s full-scale invasion has morphed into a grinding war of attrition where soldiers are being killed en masse, financial losses are piling up and Kyiv has started to liberate more land than Moscow has seized.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
  • In the new Hubble image, some of the gas on the outer edge of M88 can be seen compressing and piling up.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 30 May 2026
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“Embanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embanking. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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