embanking

present participle of embank

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for embanking
Verb
  • The wandering world is accumulating enormous amounts of gas and dust from its surrounding space.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In Week 4, Egbuka had four receptions (on 10 targets), accumulating 101 receiving yards and a TD, while Godwin caught three passes (on 10 targets), amassing only 26 yards.
    Jess Bryant, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Opponents of gender ideology say grouping the two distinctly different terms together erodes decades of progress made by the gay rights movement.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
  • To cope, Chinese companies have turned more to grouping large numbers of less efficient, often homegrown, chips together to achieve similar computing capabilities.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After assembling in the morning, team members were seen standing on corners throughout the neighborhood, notably at sites where immigration agents have been reported before, including a Home Depot.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Picking and packing, cutting and assembling, painting and palletizing, etc.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ja’Marr Chase, even after catching two touchdown passes and amassing 110 yards, couldn’t even celebrate his scores because of the nature of the game.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Sharpe first came to attention of football fans when an interview for the Daily Mail Sports Instagram channel went viral ahead of the European Championship final, amassing over 80 million views in total.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the Chiefs didn’t pick up a first down on either one, collecting 15 yards worth of penalties on the second one to seal the loss.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Guard members have also been tasked with beautification efforts, like collecting trash, spreading mulch and painting fences.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While sargassum plays an important ecological role in the open ocean, its massing onshore has become a serious problem.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And that volatility is piling up.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Until there’s a clearer picture of who’s actually buying AI products, the doubts will keep piling up about the massive sums being spent to build them.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Seek out other discounts Even if bundling isn’t right for you, there are plenty of other ways to get discounts on homeowners insurance.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Kempes scored his second on the stroke of half-time in extra time, bundling his way past two Dutch defenders and goalkeeper Jongbloed before scrappily turning home a shot that deflected in off Wim Suurbier.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Embanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embanking. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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