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as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
an ever-growing mound of dirty laundry on the floor
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as in hill
an area of high ground
a pitcher's mound
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
And it will be remembered perhaps even more for Mad Max raging at his manager when Schneider dared approach the mound with two outs, a runner on first and the Jays leading, 5-1, in the fifth.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Pruning 'Kaleidoscope' Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' Abelia naturally develops a low mounding crown that requires little pruning to maintain.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski’s excellent performance from the mound – striking out nine, a Milwaukee rookie postseason record – ensured that Thursday’s game was a tight affair through five innings, but LA took the lead in the sixth on Tommy Edman’s RBI single.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
And it will be remembered perhaps even more for Mad Max raging at his manager when Schneider dared approach the mound with two outs, a runner on first and the Jays leading, 5-1, in the fifth.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
Pruning 'Kaleidoscope' Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' Abelia naturally develops a low mounding crown that requires little pruning to maintain.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mound
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On the banks Following the discovery of a handful of bad loans from banks, Wall Street has been on the hunt for any other signs of risk in the sector.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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The framework for permissible banking hinges on a 2014 guidance document from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which outlines eight federal enforcement priorities that banks must help uphold.—
Peter Su,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, Tharp joined Copeland on stage, a bouquet of flowers in hand — the first of many, many colleagues and collaborators emerging from the wings to congratulate Copeland, as golden confetti rained down and the pile of bouquets on the stage swelled.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Or a pile of stones where once there had been a convent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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Eventually, Anaver's home came to a stop after colliding with a small hill that had a board sticking out of it a few feet away from the river, according to the AP.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The chances of reaching the World Series are now heavily stacked in LA’s favor.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The final window features a collection of fabric bolts stacked horizontally against a kummel backdrop, in the style of a traditional shop display.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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The model suggested that ice from Antarctica alone — before any additions from Greenland, mountain glaciers or thermal expansion — could raise the seas by more than a meter by 2100.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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The director continues to drum up the suspense when, after a Hollywood-style car chase that’s perfectly executed, the clan arrives at Iman’s childhood home in the mountains, where things definitely take a turn into thriller territory and several guns come back into play.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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Full-backs are encouraged to get up the pitch to support the attack and provide greater width, often creating a front five across the pitch as the No 10 drifts between the lines.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Bias and drift monitoring should be standard so that system leaders can see whether performance holds across populations and time.—
Scott R. Schell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mound. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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