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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Without health insurance, the bills piled up, roughly $24,000.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025 -
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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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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So, how are the Brewers competitive every year despite the sport's finances seemingly being stacked against them?—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Furthermore, the physicists suggest that time crystals could be stacked to create more complex patterns.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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The runner banked in off the glass.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Malhotra has banked his campaign on affordability issues in the city—and says electricity bills are a central part of that picture.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Hilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilled. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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