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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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Recent Examples of mound
Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Now, Crawford is looking forward to getting back on the mound and putting 2025 behind him.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 11 Jan. 2026
So while snow drifts that mound up alongside a properly insulated house with siding shouldn't be a problem, snow against a door leading to the deck may leak.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The pre-Columbian mound complexes scattered across North America met a similar fate.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Now, Crawford is looking forward to getting back on the mound and putting 2025 behind him.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
Top each mound with a whole burrata.
—C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 11 Jan. 2026
So while snow drifts that mound up alongside a properly insulated house with siding shouldn't be a problem, snow against a door leading to the deck may leak.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mound
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Arvest fund awarded $70M in tax credits A total of $70 million in New Market Tax Credits, designed to help banks support affordable housing, small businesses, growth development, manufacturing and essential community infrastructure, has been awarded to the Arvest Opportunity Fund.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Enter the Sharge Icemag 3, a new 10,000mAh power bank for smartphone users who need to replenish their phone’s battery quickly.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Joe subtly smiled, like a Western Pennsylvania dad after his kid just lowered his shoulder and pushed the pile forward into the end zone.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Mozilla’s cash pile is dwarfed by OpenAI, which has raised more than $60 billion from investors across the globe, and its rival Anthropic, which has raised more than $30 billion, according to PitchBook.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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One of the challenges in living in the historic district of Manayunk during a snowstorm is not only the hills, but the brick streets that residents said make things more slippery.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The yelps and chatter of a nursery school recess clattered down from a small hill overlooking the scene.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Frames can be stacked for merged clarity, and imagery further enhanced using third party editing software.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Jan. 2026
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At the Cuernavaca location of this coffee shop, which has four spots around town, the airy jumble was stacked onto sturdy toast spread with the sweet tingle of tomato jam —an ideal breakfast that in lesser hands would be pedestrian.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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Nearby Seceda mountain later featured as a screensaver in Apple’s iOS 7 update in 2013, prompting waves of visitors keen to see the image in real life — with daily numbers reportedly reaching 8,000 at peak times.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, imagery shows that two tunnels into a mountain near the Isfahan facility have been packed with dirt, a measure against missile strikes that Iran also did just before the June war.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Airport workers were digging out of feet-high snow drifts and de-icing equipment after one of the most powerful winter storms in years, which led to the largest cancellation day for air travel since March 2020 on Sunday.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The relaunch of dialogue may signal that both governments see untapped potential—and strategic value—in tightening an energy relationship that had been left to drift.—
Jordan Erb,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mound. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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