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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
Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
One father-son team was testing out their arms on an MLB mound.
—Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
Rounds of roasted purple sweet potatoes arrive mounded with a mixture of salsa macha and butter, and liberally flecked with chives.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Will the novelty of an MLB franchise hosting home games in California’s capital for the first time fade in the A’s second season, wearing out like the pitcher’s mound in the eighth inning?
—Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
One father-son team was testing out their arms on an MLB mound.
—Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
When the shoots are 6 to 8 inches tall, mound several inches of soil around them.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
Rounds of roasted purple sweet potatoes arrive mounded with a mixture of salsa macha and butter, and liberally flecked with chives.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mound
Noun
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In February, the judge overseeing the case dismissed several claims against the bank, but let stand two others.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Those tasks included going to a bank for ransom money.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Fusion Centers have circulated false reports that antifa protesters were staging piles of bricks to sow destruction in Maine and targeting the annual massive motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Molly Pierce, a spokesperson for the Oahu Emergency Management Agency, said that in addition to volunteers and public workers who have been cleaning up, a contract company had arrived to begin collecting, sorting and removing large piles of debris.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The surrounding Big Rock Forest Preserve is a 1,100-acre preserve containing several sandy hills that overlook the valley filled with woodlands and streams, the release said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The other finds have been officially recognized over the course of the biodiversity survey, which explored 64 caves across 10 hills between November 2023 and July 2025, and was published in a report Monday.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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To stack the deck further, and to spur their champion into action, the writers throw in a sinister trio of private-equity investors who might as well arrive twirling their mustaches.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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For the second time since the 1980s, the Royals stacked together consecutive winning seasons.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Although the precipitation may be on the light side, very welcome rain and mountain snow will be common across the Intermountain West with multiple rounds through the week.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The area's geography of tall seaside cliffs and sharp mountain ridges can contribute to turbulent air and quick weather changes that pose hazards for aviation.—
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Resisting this drift does not require abandoning discipline.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2026
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Palestinian, Arabic and Italian drift in and out of English, sometimes with little or no explanation, but, stylistically, the text sits firmly within the conventions of 21st-century English prose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mound. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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