heaped

past tense of heap

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of heaped Saldaña, Kidman, and the rest of the team milled about a romantic and moody bar as servers circulated with plates heaped with Sarti spritzes and caviar. Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026 The attacks have heaped pressure on Russia’s economy, which is already grappling with the worst fuel shortages since the fall of the Soviet Union. Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year. ABC News, 4 July 2026 The Angels manager also heaped praise on his friend when asked what makes Kotsay special. Jason Burke, Oc Register, 21 June 2026 Little surprise that the pair explore the wider context of Brazil’s 1970 World Cup triumph, namely the military dictatorship that sapped national pride and heaped enormous pressure on a team — one who’d stunk up the tournament four years earlier — to restore it. Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026 Nick Immaculata from Preservation Distillery might be, especially after seeing the praise heaped upon it from the eternally online whiskey world. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 May 2026 Cooking utensils and small mounds of clothes are kept in plastic bags or heaped on the ground. Helen Regan, CNN Money, 16 May 2026 Gonzalez Rogers heaped praise on the jurors during the trial and alluded to the contrast between them and the billionaire witnesses and litigants. David Ingram, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heaped
Verb
  • Tributes poured in across the soccer world following the news.
    Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • But now, as the sun poured through the third-floor atrium of the Bloom Center, Riley couldn’t help but point out the symbolism of such an ambitious undertaking actually coming to life.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • On one of their last nights in Paris, all the beginners' French students piled onto a boat that would sail them back and forth across the Seine.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Scans, specialists, hospital visits, medications — the workups piled up, and so did the labels and the medical bills.
    Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Staffers filled the bubble near Beaver Stadium in the winter and Pegula Ice Rink in the spring with an everything-must-go Nike clean out.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This season is filled with last minute shopping, new routines and the painstaking transition from being up all night to early morning alarms once again.
    Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • While many soccer fans and media observers have given Fox a mixed report card compared with ESPN, Pitaro lavished praise on his competitor.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 July 2026
  • Although much attention was lavished on their July 1986 royal wedding, their married life was complicated by scandal.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • There were some surprise snubs but with A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, this roster is stacked.
    Nancy Armour, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Video from inside the school shows students seeking shelter beneath tables in a classroom, tables overturned and stacked, and bullet shells on the floor.
    Connor Greene, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • OpenAI’s paper improves the best estimate for how tightly these balls can possibly be packed.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Video footage captured the incident in the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik, where the beach was packed with visitors at the time of the strike.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Detroit reliever Drew Sommers loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, but Devers hit into a double play.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And then as his outing unfolded, and he was challenged there in his second inning with the bases loaded.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The gift bag comes inside a Dagne Dover weekender stuffed with goodies including Marriott Gold status.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The defense then stuffed a Vidal run before Herbert connected with Johnston for another touchdown from five yards out.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Heaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heaped. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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