1
as in poured
to give readily and in large quantities
the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot
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2
as in piled
to lay or throw on top of one another
heaped the stones in a corner of the yard
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as in filled
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
heaped her plate with spaghetti
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Recent Examples of heaped
The dish, which is beg enough for two to share, comes with wafer thin Chinese pancakes and a platter heaped with romaine salad, sambals, herbs, wasabi kosho and yuzu.
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The incident heaped pressure on Merkel and her migration policies.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Here in our yards, long years of earth have been hefted by hand and heaped up on tarps.
—Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025
Yet with 36 sports offered on campus and constant pressure heaped on his defending national champion football squad, Bjork considers the search for revenue from non-traditional sources critical for his department to stay ahead.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The incident heaped pressure on Merkel and her migration policies.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Here in our yards, long years of earth have been hefted by hand and heaped up on tarps.
—Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025
Yet with 36 sports offered on campus and constant pressure heaped on his defending national champion football squad, Bjork considers the search for revenue from non-traditional sources critical for his department to stay ahead.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heaped
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Following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on September 10 during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University, tributes have poured in from across the country—including from several Dancing With the Stars alumni.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Additional donations, including several of $100 or more, poured in after the hearing.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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Without health insurance, the bills piled up, roughly $24,000.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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Its last two, led largely by QB Ryan Staub at tempo, piled up 181 late in the second quarter.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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But the bond of family and a home filled with foreign languages and love prepared him for a life that would require adaptability, grit and vision.—
Janee Bolden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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While the interior design industry is filled with women, there are very few female executives.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Trump lavished praise upon his hosts during the first presidential visit to Windsor Castle.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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And yet part of the quarterback’s allure is that, for all the worship lavished on those in the position, there is still a mystery about them.—
Seth Wickersham,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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Rows of these sleds could be packed next to each other in a 1U shelf and these shelves stacked in a rack.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The moist and tender carrot cake is also stacked three layers high and frosted with Brown-Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Ultracreamy, packed with pigment, and full of gold-standard skin-care ingredients like hyaluronic acid, caffeine, and aloe leaf extract, Face Flex is what sweet dreams are made of.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The old-fashioned casserole is a foolproof recipe with simple ingredients, but packed with flavor.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Within seconds, we were loaded up and speeding away.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Vance was seen carrying Kirk’s casket on the tarmac in Salt Lake City, Utah, while it was being loaded onto Air Force Two.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Best Twin Bed with Storage Kids notoriously have a lot of stuff, and when the dresser is packed and closets are stuffed, a storage bed can come in handy for those additional toys or out-of-season clothes.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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The victim in the case was just 7 years old when she was kidnapped, raped, strangled, stuffed in the trunk of a car and then thrown off a bridge after being wrapped in a blanket and having a bag tied over her head, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Heaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heaped. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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