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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Distinctive mounds of pretty pink conch shells tower over the waves, piled up over the years to create one of Anegada's most important landmarks.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026 -
And after injuries piled up in Cleveland, the Browns voided his contract.—
David Begnaud,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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One stretch, called Stuyvesant Cove Park, comprises only a floodable esplanade with plantings mounded up to the top of an eight-foot-high barrier wall that rises from street level and runs along an elevated section of FDR Drive.—
James S. Russell,
Bloomberg,
13 Mar. 2026
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The cheese, though, is white Prairie Breeze, shaved fine and mounded like a snowdrift atop the bowl.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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The musical lineup this year is stacked!—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the video, a voice is heard talking about workers’ pay while a hand reaches out and starts to burn paper products stacked on a pallet, as other small fires are already burning in the background.—
Joseph Serna,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Those who banked 20 or more eggs saw rates near 82%.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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McCollum took an inbounds pass near the free-throw line and took two dribbles before launching a shot that banked in.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Hilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilled. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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