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as in loads
a considerable amount
she always has a heap of good ideas you're in a heap of trouble for missing curfew!
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2
as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
found her shoe under a heap of clothes on the floor
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as in to lavish
to give readily and in large quantities
the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot
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as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
heaped her plate with spaghetti
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Recent Examples of heap
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
Misty doesn’t indulge in huge heaps of stage banter these days, which is almost too bad, given how eagerly the audience anticipates his occasional dry morsels between songs.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 July 2025
Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
It’s known for serving plates heaped with seafood, including clams, squid, tiger prawns, and more.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
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Noun
The music is better than the vast heap of AI stock-shlock.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
Misty doesn’t indulge in huge heaps of stage banter these days, which is almost too bad, given how eagerly the audience anticipates his occasional dry morsels between songs.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 July 2025
Verb
They were were found beneath a pile of rubbish heaped just inside her front door, according to a police report released Wednesday.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
It’s known for serving plates heaped with seafood, including clams, squid, tiger prawns, and more.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heap
Noun
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Our government piles regulations on businesses and turns a blind eye as shoplifting ruins retail outlets.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Vrabel eventually tried to defuse the situation by taking matters into his own hands and jumping into the pile.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Throughout the Maoist era, dams and hydropower had a spotty record despite the focus lavished upon them.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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His government has invested heavily in China’s schools and lavished resources on science and technology programs, with some success.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
14 June 2025
Verb
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The key is stacking it in a way that protects dry ingredients from the wet ones and uses condiments as glue.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Hundreds of them flood each room, some in every color, stacked on top of each other on shelves, in old paper boxes or standing alone.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Michigan features an annual sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties, with the February 2025 season taking just 17 minutes to fill the statewide limit.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The efforts haven’t been nearly enough to fill open positions in the district, where Cassellius also recently had a consultant identify numerous operational problems in the human resources office.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Raleigh will be discussed below, but Kirk never strikes out, hits a ton of line drives and uses the entire field.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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This loveseat adds extra seating to a patio without taking up a ton of space.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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My first memories of him were of his piano and voice pouring from the record albums played in my parents’ living room and the laughter that accompanied them.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Launching a token before finding PMF is like pouring gas on an engine that doesn’t run.—
Alex Topchishvili,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The courtroom has been packed with relatives of the victims and political observers, including members of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters, who have previously called for the farm to be shut down, BBC reported.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The accompanying clip shows row upon row of flower arrangements arrayed on the floor after BID workers carefully removed them from the bridge and packed them in plastic bins.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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Golden Hill, which did not score for the first nine innings of the tournament, loaded the bases again off Alpine starter Max Turner before Jake Morris earned another walk to plate Yun with a third run for a 3-0 lead.—
Dennis Pope,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
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The material, weighing over 1,000 pounds, was loaded onto two trucks and driven into neighboring Azerbaijan.—
Yossi Melman,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heap. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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