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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
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026
Regular mowing can also disrupt ant mounds.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
Their mounds damage landscaping, and their aggressive behavior threatens native wildlife and pets.
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Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
17 June 2026
The Southeast coast and the Florida Keys are usually most heavily impacted by mounds of sargassum washing ashore — over the past few months, the seaweed has been cropping up in places like Cocoa Beach and Miami Beach.
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Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
The brown seaweed has piled up along beaches throughout the region, leaving behind large mounds that many visitors say are affecting their beach experience.
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Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
The Apalachee people, who built large ceremonial mounds that still exist, flourished here from about 1000 AD to the early 16th century, until invasion by the Spanish.
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Jeff Vandermeer,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
Small black ants are generally harmless, but a colony of leafcutter ants can annihilate food crops, and aggressive fire ants build huge mounds and deliver a painful sting when disturbed.
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Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
Nearby, Gloria Amposah was barely visible among mounds of women’s tops and dresses from the Netherlands.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
Noun
At the time, certain teams wore BLM patches and stenciled the BLM logo onto the pitcher’s mounds.
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David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026
Regular mowing can also disrupt ant mounds.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
Their mounds damage landscaping, and their aggressive behavior threatens native wildlife and pets.
—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
17 June 2026
The Southeast coast and the Florida Keys are usually most heavily impacted by mounds of sargassum washing ashore — over the past few months, the seaweed has been cropping up in places like Cocoa Beach and Miami Beach.
—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
The brown seaweed has piled up along beaches throughout the region, leaving behind large mounds that many visitors say are affecting their beach experience.
—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
The Apalachee people, who built large ceremonial mounds that still exist, flourished here from about 1000 AD to the early 16th century, until invasion by the Spanish.
—
Jeff Vandermeer,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
Small black ants are generally harmless, but a colony of leafcutter ants can annihilate food crops, and aggressive fire ants build huge mounds and deliver a painful sting when disturbed.
—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
Nearby, Gloria Amposah was barely visible among mounds of women’s tops and dresses from the Netherlands.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mounds
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Those officials — six members of the Fed’s governing board, plus the presidents of the 12 regional Fed banks — frequently give public speeches, and their remarks will get even more attention as financial markets seek clues about what the Fed may do next.
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Those officials — six members of the Fed's governing board, plus the presidents of the 12 regional Fed banks — frequently give public speeches, and their remarks will get even more attention as financial markets seek clues about what the Fed may do next.
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Burnham’s victory piles pressure on Starmer to quit Burnham will head to London to be sworn in as a lawmaker as soon as Monday.
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This post was originally published on June 18 Bitcoin has struggled this year as the artificial intelligence investment boom piles pressure on crypto (even as BlackRock issues a massive $9 trillion prediction).
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The Colorado Department of Transportation has been working with the Bureau of Fire Prevention and Control to identify trouble spots along roadways, steep hills and other areas.
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There are a surprisingly high number of weak ski resort courses, and many better golf operations tend to be at smaller market ski hills, so my focus is on the best golf courses at ski resorts, regardless of the size of the ski operations.
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However, La Ruche takes a different approach and, rather than spreading its limited floorspace across a conventional layout, stacks its living spaces vertically like a tower.
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Alphabet investors had bought a capital-light cash machine, and the plan stacks equity dilution on top of more than $100 billion of debt raised over the past year, including a sterling bond round in February.
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Respecting Nature Nature is key to Japan’s traditional Shinto religion, in which mountains, trees, stone and flowers are capable of having spirits.
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Marked by towering mountains, spectacular valleys and glacial blue lakes in every direction, the towns of Banff and Lake Louise have attracted travelers for decades.
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For outdoor enthusiasts, the system now features excursions like the trek up the Eiðiskollur cliffs towering above the northern village of Eiði.
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Named for the Uto-Aztecan word for green, the property immerses guests in nature and local culture at every turn, appearing to all but dissolve into the emerald jungle and volcanic cliffs of the Sierra Madre.
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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.
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However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.
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Look for compact cultivars with burgundy or deep plum foliage that contrasts with the bright flowers, or a green variety covered in drifts of white blooms.
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November 22 – December 21 Morning drifts, evening steadies your stride.
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“Mounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mounds. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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