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as in piling
to form into a pile or ridge of earth
mound the mulch around the plants
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as in stacking
to lay or throw on top of one another
mounding slices of cheese on top of her sandwich meat
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Recent Examples of mounding
Set out salad plates, mounding each with the salad (or serve on a large platter).
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Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
McDearmon would take a look and suggest mounding some of it for a little elevation.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Blue-black berries form in late summer and decorate the dense, mounding evergreen shrub through winter.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
Place apple mixture on top of cranberries, mounding slightly in center; push down any sharp apple edges.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
McDearmon would take a look and suggest mounding some of it for a little elevation.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Blue-black berries form in late summer and decorate the dense, mounding evergreen shrub through winter.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
Place apple mixture on top of cranberries, mounding slightly in center; push down any sharp apple edges.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mounding
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The Lakers announced themselves as a legitimate playoff threat by piling up thrilling, clutch time wins.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Flowers are already piling up outside the Rocha home, where the family has lived for 20 years.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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That could work in conjunction with the current CBA, which is already engineered to create parity and prevent teams from stacking expensive contracts (and theoretically the top players who earn them) together on one team.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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On Sunday around the town of Marshfield, Haas was stacking piles of snow as high as his truck.—
Sophia Tareen,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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The clumping foliage of this iris is also an attraction, and its vivid seeds in their pods are suitable for long-lasting dry arrangements.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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That’s also where the classic debate, clumping vs non-clumping litter, shows up.—
Svetlana Khachiyan,
USA Today,
19 Dec. 2025
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This process is called hilling and creates an area of loose soil where tubers easily form while being shaded from the sun.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Mounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mounding. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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