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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
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Waiting for them were mounds of zucchini, yellow squash and eggplant picked from the food bank’s farm.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Flatten mounds to about 3/4 inch thick and 3-inch diameter.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2025
Taken from burial mounds in southeast Minnesota, the remains had been held by Minnesota institutions for many decades.
—Melissa Olson, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
These enormous mounds of debris left over from the feasts contained thousands of bones.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
There are mounds of commentary on Marlowe—historical, biographical, critical, and wildly fantastical—and all sorts of reasons to add to the heap.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Less a diner than a throwback 1940s soda shop, the lunch-dinner joint plays Great American Songbook oldies and serves marinated skirt steak, fork-tender baby back ribs and meatloaf in mushroom gravy with generous mounds of mashed potatoes.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Pudgy, tender sopes are piled with mounds of lamb barbacoa.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
If drainage is a problem, amend soil with compost or plant on mounds or berms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Waiting for them were mounds of zucchini, yellow squash and eggplant picked from the food bank’s farm.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Flatten mounds to about 3/4 inch thick and 3-inch diameter.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2025
Taken from burial mounds in southeast Minnesota, the remains had been held by Minnesota institutions for many decades.
—Melissa Olson, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
These enormous mounds of debris left over from the feasts contained thousands of bones.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
There are mounds of commentary on Marlowe—historical, biographical, critical, and wildly fantastical—and all sorts of reasons to add to the heap.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Less a diner than a throwback 1940s soda shop, the lunch-dinner joint plays Great American Songbook oldies and serves marinated skirt steak, fork-tender baby back ribs and meatloaf in mushroom gravy with generous mounds of mashed potatoes.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Pudgy, tender sopes are piled with mounds of lamb barbacoa.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mounds
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Afghanistan, like everywhere else today, depends on connectivity for banks, hospitals, airports, government services, and private enterprise.—
Zahra Nader,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Images broadcast online show queues outside banks as customers tried to withdraw cash.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Last year, Kardashians decorations took a spookier turn, with the reality star’s house being decorated with creepy floating ghosts, witches brooms and piles of pumpkins in shades of traditional orange — plus green, white and hues of brown — and covered in sprawling vines.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Hallways were lined with debris and plastic bags while clothing, wall decor and lamps became piles of litter inside apartment units.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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Lorenzo Di Cola caught the moon suspended above a cloudbank above the tranquil hills near the city of L'Aquila, Italy, with the distant forms of the Rocca Calascio Castle and Santa Maria della Pietà church visible on the horizon.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Behind its all-glass façade, the home stacks four bedrooms and five baths around an elevator core.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In the conflict between Hobbes and Rousseau, between visions of primordial humankind as inherently brutal or inherently peaceful, Tsangari stacks the dramatic deck in favor of benign and placid human nature.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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Coster-Waldau travels to the Andean mountains, the Ganges River, the Ecuadorian rainforest, Paris and more.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Written over the course of a year and a half and recorded in Los Angeles between cups of tea and views of the mountains, Lu compares the project to a short story collection, each song melding into its own theme.—
John Lonsdale,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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This picturesque location is one of Ontario’s natural gems, known for its towering limestone cliffs, centuries-old trees and an intricate cave system.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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One of the best places to stay is Villa Paola, a former 16th Century convent surrounded by a Mediterranean garden that overlooks the white beaches and rocky cliffs of the Costa degli Dei (Coast of the Gods).—
Gary Portuesi,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
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The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Brent Heath, co-owner of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, suggests planting thickly in wide drifts, even rivers.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Sep. 2025
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But as the battle to save Ransom wages on, a mysterious cowboy drifts into town, dredging up secrets from the past.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Mounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mounds. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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