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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
Jeff Vandermeer, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
The small leaves grow on dense branches that hug the ground to form a low-spreading mound.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
Kent mounded up soil the couple bought from GreatSoil to create some elevation.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
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Noun
The Apalachee people, who built large ceremonial mounds that still exist, flourished here from about 1000 AD to the early 16th century, until invasion by the Spanish.
—Jeff Vandermeer, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
The small leaves grow on dense branches that hug the ground to form a low-spreading mound.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Verb
Lobelia come in many colors and are the perfect companions for mounding petunias and geraniums.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
Kent mounded up soil the couple bought from GreatSoil to create some elevation.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mound
Noun
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Across California, billions of dollars sit in unclaimed property accounts, from uncashed checks and dormant bank accounts to insurance payments and other financial assets.—
Brad Hamilton,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Villas have been constructed around the landscape to avoid any disruption to the area, and the hotel’s staff has created a seed bank to ensure that some of the rare local species in the forest garden and orchard are preserved.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Video from the scene of the crash shows firefighters near a smoking pile of debris.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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Its fade-resistant properties also work well in high-traffic areas, such as an entryway or hallway, and its low pile is easy to vacuum.—
Christina Shepherd McGuire,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The ranch saloon sits across from the open yard—and around the corner and up a hill of long yellow grass is the outdoor rodeo arena, home to lively summer rodeos every week in the summer season.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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For a cooler-climate option, Sky Meadow Retreat in Vermont sits among the hills during peak fall foliage and pairs daily yoga and meditation with tai chi, art therapy, sound healing and forest hiking.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
Verb
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But stacked France is right behind them at +475, with England +750 seeing out the top three as all three European teams have deep squads.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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In the bathroom downstairs at our house, there were stacked Vogues as tall as a human.—
Max Berlinger,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Emergency crews searched Saturday night for a swimmer who went underwater near a popular rock face on a lake in the North Carolina mountains and never resurfaced.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2026
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An Indigenous couple pay a visit to another makeshift cross, mist rises from a waterfall, and mountains rear up, first green, then brown, and finally glittering white.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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San Antonio's star big man has intentionally tried to get the ball close to the basket rather than drift toward the 3-point line, and he's been rewarded with two baskets at the rim.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
9 June 2026
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The years since have been a slow drift from one dead end to the next, chasing rumors of her brothers that go nowhere.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mound. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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