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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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Recent Examples of heap
Noun
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 Recent advances in microbial science and heap engineering are closing those gaps. IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
This is heaping pressure on YLE to pick up the slack, even thought the Finnish government has PSB has actually had millions of euros added to his budget over coming years. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025 Just don't glaze because that's heaping someone with excessive and insincere praise. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heap
Noun
  • The extra-large dryer fits large loads and can handle multiple blankets.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The fourth-generation model (and third Spyder overall) is a true speed machine, combining more aggressive styling with loads of power.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Afterward, Tharp joined Copeland on stage, a bouquet of flowers in hand — the first of many, many colleagues and collaborators emerging from the wings to congratulate Copeland, as golden confetti rained down and the pile of bouquets on the stage swelled.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Or a pile of stones where once there had been a convent.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Oppenheimer director lavished praise on Johnson during an interview with The Smashing Machine helmer Benny Safdie on The Director’s Cut, the Directors Guild of America’s podcast.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Kipping points out, however, that over nearly a decade and a half, astronomers have already lavished attention on WASP-39b, and numerous transits have been captured.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The chances of reaching the World Series are now heavily stacked in LA’s favor.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The final window features a collection of fabric bolts stacked horizontally against a kummel backdrop, in the style of a traditional shop display.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For me, it’s been really essential to read a lot of great information, and to come at the world filled with knowledge and all these ideas of, in my view, much smarter and braver people than myself.
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • When an aneurysm bursts, Moore said, clamping or coiling — filling the bubble with wire — are effective treatments.
    Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The 8,100-ton HMS Agamemnon successfully submerged near BAE Systems’s facility in Barrow, Cumbria.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In the first five months of the war, Israel dropped more than 25,000 tons of explosives on Gaza, which, the UN noted in a 2024 report, is equivalent to two nuclear bombs.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At night, grab a seat at the bar for a cookie and a glass of wine poured from Midwest Sad’s full bar, which also serves beer, CBD seltzers, kombucha, sodas and more.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Later, when cracks emerged after construction started and the cement had been poured, consultants who recommended covering the façade with a rubbery coating to seal the cracks were similarly dismissed.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cucumber water isn’t just a refreshing spa drink; it’s also packed with vitamins, antioxidants, and nutrients that can boost your health.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Canned Salmon Canned salmon is a protein-rich food that’s packed with omega-3 fats, potassium, calcium, and magnesium.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heap. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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