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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
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Rose Island Lighthouse stands on a rocky heap of land in Narragansett Bay, guiding ships away from the shallow shoals of Newport Harbor.
—Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
That kept Gene from having an official assist, but head coach Cameron Knowles heaped credit Gene.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Pollack heaps praise on director Abbi Motlagh.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Rose Island Lighthouse stands on a rocky heap of land in Narragansett Bay, guiding ships away from the shallow shoals of Newport Harbor.
—Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
Verb
No broad watery vista; only hills heaped upon hills.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
That kept Gene from having an official assist, but head coach Cameron Knowles heaped credit Gene.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heap
Noun
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There are loads of under-the-radar towns along these states' coastlines that have their own unique charms and draws.—
Amy Thomas,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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Buckle up for loads of action and a wild ride through SoCal history and haunts.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Termites will always search for new sources of damp wood, so aside from chemical treatment, the best way to prevent an infestation is to avoid leaks and reduce moisture in your home, as well as avoid damp wood outside, like rotting stumps and firewood piles.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Even actor and Chiefs superfan Eric Stonestreet joined the pile-on.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Friends have spent weeks lavishing praise on the man and his work.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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On a beachfront centered between Da Nang and Hoi An, the TIA Wellness Resort is a retreat that combines inspiring wellness with lavishing its guests with the luxury of a premium Vietnamese resort.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 May 2026
Verb
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During a recent experience, the eight mini games ranged from trivia to stacking foam blocks and from Nerf dart shooting to spinning a giant wheel for points.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Rooms The 14 villas are a masterclass in raw materiality—brick, concrete, clay, and sand, all sourced locally, stacked into forms that feel simultaneously ancient and alien.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
Verb
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If the federal gas tax is suspended from June 1 through October 1, for example, Penn Wharton Budget Model estimates that a household filling up a 15-gallon tank once a week would save about $35 over those four months.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Gauthier moved to the middle for one shift as top-line winger Troy Terry filled his spot on right wing.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Noun
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One way that the country is choosing to signal its new start to the world is through the metaphorically bizarre but logistically impressive feat of transporting a 60-ton iceberg from the Antarctic to the 1992 Expo in Seville, Spain — crackly TV footage of which opens the film.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Larger sauropods have been found from later on in the Cretaceous period — one as heavy as 70 tons.—
James Doubek,
NPR,
14 May 2026
Verb
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She’s made the ear into which Salieri pours his late-life confessions, and in an even later episode is visited by Alexander Pushkin (Jack Farthing), the Russian writer, who wants to write a play based on the Mozart-Salieri legend.—
Robert Lloyd,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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This sort of attention to dessert is otherwise increasingly rare; too many ambitious kitchens pour all their resources into their savory menus and then punt on the sweet courses, serving a scoop of gelato in a fancy coupe, or a slice of cake assembled off-site.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
Verb
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The bird retina is complex and densely packed with more than a hundred cell types that work to render the world in great resolution.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
13 May 2026
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The Rimowa collection also features a cross-body bag in orange made in Italy from calf leather, a shopping bag, a trifold toiletry pouch and packing cubes.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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“Heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heap. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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