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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
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Ohtani left the mound with a 2-0 count, and the baseball world held its collective breath.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Lemon Lime, Blush Pink, Flirt 10 Carex Botanical Name: Carex spp
Sun Exposure: Shade to part shade
Soil Type: Average, well-draining
Soil pH: Acidic to alkaline
Carex, or sedges, are mounding plants with grass-like foliage.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
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Noun
Nearly 18,000 tons of gravel was used to level the surface, with 340 tons of clay coming from Pennsylvania to sculpt the infield, mounds and bullpens.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Ohtani left the mound with a 2-0 count, and the baseball world held its collective breath.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Verb
They are tumbled together with protein-rich quinoa and then mounded over a bed of massaged kale.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Lemon Lime, Blush Pink, Flirt 10 Carex Botanical Name: Carex spp
Sun Exposure: Shade to part shade
Soil Type: Average, well-draining
Soil pH: Acidic to alkaline
Carex, or sedges, are mounding plants with grass-like foliage.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mound
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The bank itself has announced plans to build a tokenization platform on zkSync, a fast, cost-efficient Ethereum layer two designed to help asset managers issue and manage tokenized funds, stablecoins, and other real-world assets while meeting regulatory and data protection requirements.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
2 Aug. 2025
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Other congressional Democrats on the 2028 list who can legally transfer their funds to a presidential campaign include Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., 35, who had a record-breaking first quarter haul this year and had about $9.8 million in the bank.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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Shinola hotel, music venue replaces CSX building Across from Gainbridge Fieldhouse, a pile of dirt represents an exciting new life coming to the east end of Georgia Street.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
29 July 2025
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Trim shrubbery back and up off the ground; remove or relocate wood piles; seal up entrances beneath decks and outbuildings; close off openings into your home’s crawlspace and attic.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
28 July 2025
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Two groups of people assembled Friday morning on a dirt hill overlooking a freeway.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Elsewhere, mountainsides are terraced like gigantic stairs by the harvesting of stone, a ceiling vent sits above a bulldozer at the top of an industrial hill like a halo, and a machine 3-D-prints out shapes with cement as though creating decorations with gray icing for an immense cake.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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The guest list is stacked this go round, with appearances from Lil Baby, Rick Ross, Lil Yachty, Ray J, Saucy Santana, Bob Menery, Sway Calloway, and Chocolate Droppa.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
22 July 2025
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When the team stacked these images together, the high-resolution result revealed Betelgeuse’s companion.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 July 2025
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Held from June 26 to June 29, hikers travel about 1,500 feet up the mountain, enough times to mimic the height of Mount Everest, which is located between China and Nepal.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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New York — President Donald Trump has promised to unleash an economic boom that will turbocharge growth, fatten paychecks and chip away at America’s mountain of debt.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Model Governance: Maintain full control of model training data, updates, bias detection and performance drift. Cloud As The Foundation, AI As The Differentiator Cloud platforms grant scalability and integration—essential for modern finance.—
Rahul Bhatia,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Despite Liam’s best efforts to teach me about drag-free drifts, my line had plans of its own.—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
22 July 2025
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mound. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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