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as in piles
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 hills
an area of high ground
a pitcher's mound
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as in heaps
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 mounds
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
This pie's tart lemon custard is surrounded by flaky, buttery pie crust, and topped with mounds of fluffy, golden-brown meringue.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
All that was left of the snow was shoveled into melting mounds at the edges of intersections and crosswalks.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
The makeshift trails were first discovered in January, when volunteers saw that dirt had been moved to clear space and that small mounds and/or holes were created to jump over.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
They're laid, each fall, in ephemeral ponds; on dry mounds, like the one Dahrouge is circling, that should be inundated by winter's rains.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 May 2026
From the air, its green mounds might, with enough imagination, pass for unexcavated archaeological sites.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
When the storm passed, the group of five was stuck under mounds of debris and unable to escape.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Cooking utensils and small mounds of clothes are kept in plastic bags or heaped on the ground.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 16 May 2026
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Archaeologists are just beginning to understand how complex these mounds were.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
This pie's tart lemon custard is surrounded by flaky, buttery pie crust, and topped with mounds of fluffy, golden-brown meringue.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
All that was left of the snow was shoveled into melting mounds at the edges of intersections and crosswalks.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
The makeshift trails were first discovered in January, when volunteers saw that dirt had been moved to clear space and that small mounds and/or holes were created to jump over.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
They're laid, each fall, in ephemeral ponds; on dry mounds, like the one Dahrouge is circling, that should be inundated by winter's rains.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 May 2026
From the air, its green mounds might, with enough imagination, pass for unexcavated archaeological sites.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
When the storm passed, the group of five was stuck under mounds of debris and unable to escape.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Cooking utensils and small mounds of clothes are kept in plastic bags or heaped on the ground.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mounds
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Depending on direct or indirect exposure by private creditors and special purpose vehicles to public banks, this may wipe out investors and trigger a broader recession.—
Rakesh Kumar,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Iran is demanding the immediate unfreezing of billions of dollars in assets held in banks overseas.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Rodent holes, brush piles, firewood, timbers, dense undergrowth, and leaf piles can also attract wasps in search of a place to nest.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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Knisley has worked with communities where coal ash was used to fill children’s ball fields and seen Tennessee Valley Authority waste piles of the toxic ash piled up behind a public playground, open to the wind.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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The hotel also offers ultra-luxe suites, each with a distinct design theme (like Riviera and Christian Dior), and a penthouse suite with a heated rooftop pool and 360-degree views of the city, from the hills to the sea stretching across the horizon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Those ancient deposits continue to shape the wines of Cori, where wineries Cincinnato and Marco Carpineti grow vineyards on hills that were influenced by the Colli Albani volcanic system.—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The Sweet Heat Morty ($12) stacks mortadella with pistachio cream, burrata spread, arugula and hot honey on focaccia.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Samsung’s 12-layer HBM4E, which stacks Dynamic Random-Access Memory vertically, has a 48-gigabyte capacity, representing more than a 30% increase compared with the previous generation, the company said in a press release.—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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For the best experience, sit outside in the courtyard, under a trellis of vines, where you’ll be treated to uninterrupted view of the gardens and the mountains beyond.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Happiness is equated early on to alpine hamlets ensconced between verdant mountains carved by pristine waterfalls.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
1 June 2026
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Puglia’s Adriatic coast is dramatic, especially between Polignano a Mare and Monopoli, where clear waters lap undulating cliffs and flow into the occasional sea cave.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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According to state officials, the property features steep canyons, limestone cliffs, rolling hills, and long stretches of the West Nueces River, all centered around a spring‑fed 30‑acre lake.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.—
Allison DeAngelis,
STAT,
18 Feb. 2026
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However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
15 Jan. 2026
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As Mercury drifts into Cancer, start to outline your agenda for the coming year.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Curved roof eaves meanwhile prevent eddies — swirling pockets of air — from producing more localized snow drifts.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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“Mounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mounds. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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