heaps 1 of 2

plural of heap
1
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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heaps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of heap

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Recent Examples of heaps
Noun
Produced by Hollywood stunt champs 87North, the hard-hitting wizards that have been redefining fight choreography since John Wick, Violent Night 2, like its predecessor, promises heaps of gory and satisfyingly kinetic fight scenes. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026 Its 52 villas, all with private pools and heaps of space, come from the drawing board of Belgian designer Jean-Michel Gathy, and range from lofty beachfront retreats to hillside hideaways. — Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 There’s heaps of space to run, play, and celebrate at The Homestead—as well as to return time and time again. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The northern Gulf coast could see Category 2 Hurricane Isaias by the end of the week, with a landfall near Mississippi or Alabama and heaps of rain for the Florida Panhandle this weekend. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 The Los Angeles Dodgers x Vans Sk8-Hi and Era deliver heaps of team branding and a combo of distressing and patchwork-like assembly to separate the shoes from your baseline sports merch. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 In fact, the firm found heaps of inspiration by looking directly at a drawer cluttered with multitools team members no longer carried. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026 Jentleson heaps blame on Democratic professionals and activists for frittering away the Obama coalition that scored three hundred and sixty-five electoral votes in 2008 and managed sixty Senate seats the next year. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026 Directed by Peter Farrelly of Green Book fame, this movie will give you heaps of Hollywood nostalgia and a happy dose of underdog narrative. — John Ross, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
The Deb drama is far from over, as the film's director and costar Rebel Wilson heaps new allegations onto the already sizable legal pile. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heaps
Noun
  • The deck replacement is necessary because traffic loads on the span have become increasingly heavy, and salt air has eroded bridge materials.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • According to Formlabs, this improves strength, toughness, heat resistance, and resistance to gradual deformation under sustained loads, while producing a harder, less tacky surface.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There’s joy, there’s music, there’s magically regenerating food, trees that flower and fruit at the same time, piles of treasure, crystals that rain from the sky, everlasting happiness and health.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Discreet ‘yes’, ‘no’, ‘maybe’ piles of pictures appear on the floor, to be reviewed by Grimes and Gallici later.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Set the scene Natural light pours in through the skylight above the check-in desks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Marc Andreessen, whose venture firm Andreessen Horowitz pours billions into defense tech firms, including Anduril, was named to the Pentagon's defense policy board this summer, alongside Thiel Capital's Blake Masters.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Now it’s bested itself, unveiling a sub-1 nm chip that roughly doubles that density using NanoStack technology, which stacks transistors vertically, building up rather than out.
    — Micheline Maynard, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • However, their critics argue the measure stacks the deck in favor of approval.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Local artwork fills the walls of each room and building, while large-scale sculptures and art installations are rotated seasonally across the property.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The printer automatically fills the tank and replenishes it as material is consumed during printing.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • At that rate, removing one billion tons a year would consume almost 8 percent of all the electricity produced worldwide.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • For context, burning fossil fuels produced about 38 billion tons in 2025.
    — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Bogost lavishes praise on hobbies (fly-fishing), crafts (knitting), and trades (woodworking) as ways to dwell in sensory experience.
    — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
  • In one particularly confessional episode, the Belgian star lavishes his wife with praise while waxing lyrical about his past mistakes.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Pocket-sized Hong Kong packs more of a punch than its 430-square-mile size might suggest.
    — Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Mevis packs about 250 pounds on his 6-foot frame and Grupe stands 5-foot-7 and weighs nearly 100 pounds less, a difference that came into play Sunday when the Rams lost 18-16 to the Cardinals, who were 12 1/2-point underdogs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Heaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heaps. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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