heaped

past tense of heap

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Recent Examples of heaped Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), told Fortune the lack of compensation has heaped financial pressures on workers, who are already working six days a week for a total of 60 hours. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025 Manager Dave Roberts heaped high praise for Betts' play in the ninth, which helped LA's rookie closer settle into his outing. MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 Ayton doesn’t have to reach the stardom that people once heaped upon him to justify the Lakers’ signing. Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 The fact that the attempt was so long in the making also heaped the pressure on Fontenoy. Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025 There will be a lot of skepticism heaped upon this movie, but the potential for a surprise-masterpiece narrative is there as well. Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 These satisfying bowls are heaped with silky greens, spicy lentils, jammy eggs and salty feta. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025 As a young boy growing up in Seville—he was born in 1484—Bartolomé had witnessed the glory heaped on Columbus upon his return from his first cross-Atlantic voyage and heard the stories of islands filled with gold, spices, and potential slaves. Greg Grandin september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025 People heaped their plates with barbacoa, Mexican rice, refried beans, and flour tortillas. Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heaped
Verb
  • Congress supported all of these measures and tried to boost the United States’ competitiveness through legislation like the CHIPS and Science Act, which poured federal money into strategically significant industries.
    Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The rectory air was humid; sun poured through windows on the southern side, so that certain rooms sweltered and others felt as cold as a cave.
    Blair Braverman, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Their teardrop shape when piled together offers a fish scale-like texture as well as high impact shine.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Bridges and Ball — the two other members of Charlotte’s Big Three along with Miller — piled up stats.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So, on the night after the murder, the town’s streets were filled with anguished cries from the Inuit—wails of loss and pain.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But the truth is, there is nothing better than a buffet table filled with pies.
    Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 28 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
  • Inside, two picnic tables were stacked on top of each other, leaving little room to climb.
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The deck was stacked against him in Cleveland.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While Wohl’s script is packed to the brim with thoughtful moments of beauty, comedy, and heartbreak, Liberation wouldn’t be nearly as affecting and, sadly, relatable without its stellar cast.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • It can be washed and even packed on flights.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Matt Priest, president and CEO of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association, said in a telephone interview that many of the footwear products firms front loaded in early pre-tariff deliveries — particularly in women’s shoes — have sold through.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The Bills may be able to find impact players in the secondary and/or the receivers room, though the market on the defensive interior is considerably less loaded in 2025.
    Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Galen Clavio walked into the student mailroom – back when student mailrooms were still a thing – and found an envelope stuffed in his mailbox.
    Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There are a variety of classic daifuku (mochi stuffed with red beans) to choose from, but the real knockouts here are the mochi that are themed around flowers, seasons, and small animals.
    Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Heaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heaped. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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