as in piled
to form into a pile or ridge of earth
hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze
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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
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Excavating wetlands, as various studies have suggested, would yield soil that could be mounded into sound-blocking berms, as at Brooklyn Bridge Park; lookouts, as on Governors Island; and undulating grasslands like those at Freshkills.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
9 Sep. 2025
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The country’s electoral authority, stacked with Maduro sympathizers, proclaimed him the winner amid allegations of vote-rigging, which the government denied.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Even if Elizabeth recovered, the odds were stacked against her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Posted at the side of the crease, San Jose winger William Eklund banked a puck into the net off the skate of Wild defender Jonas Brodin for an early lead.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
27 Oct. 2025
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Rather than add multiple high-caliber relievers and deal with roster construction issues at a later date, Los Angeles banked on its internal options.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Hilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilled. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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