as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
snow piling up in the driveway at a rapid pace
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as in accumulation
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
a pileup of e-mail messages that needed to be dealt with
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Recent Examples of pile (up)
Oliver Sava, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
Several big names from the NASCAR Cup Series were affected by the pileup, including Brad Keselowski, Ryan Preece, Joey Logano, and Kyle Larson.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce sightings in South Florida are becoming as common as pileups on the Palmetto Expressway these days.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Most rosters aren’t built to survive injury pileups, but the Current roster should be able to weather the storm.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
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Tiler Peck, a current principal dancer for New York City Ballet, has a recurring role as Eva, a company member making her way back to the stage after wandering thoughts about her laundry and the military service of BTS members causes a multi-dancer pileup during act two of Swan Lake.
—Oliver Sava, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
Several big names from the NASCAR Cup Series were affected by the pileup, including Brad Keselowski, Ryan Preece, Joey Logano, and Kyle Larson.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce sightings in South Florida are becoming as common as pileups on the Palmetto Expressway these days.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Most rosters aren’t built to survive injury pileups, but the Current roster should be able to weather the storm.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
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These unexplored altitudes are also where satellites burn up during their reentries and where the air pollution produced during their incineration accumulates.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Better cognitive function: Research has shown that sleeping on your side helps the body clear brain waste that accumulates in the central nervous system.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Regional Concentration Patterns The inventory accumulation is particularly pronounced in SunBelt markets that experienced rapid construction growth during the pandemic.—
Brad Hunter,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Together, this combination causes the accumulation of astrocytic GABA and excessive tonic inhibition in key brain regions like the PFC.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Videos published to American Eagle's social media channels feature the Euphoria star modeling various denim styles while working on a car, auditioning for a spot in the campaign and speaking straight to camera about the new collection.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Black Sabbath shirts, plaques, and albums also appear in the collection.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Andy Buchanan | Afp | Getty Images As the U.S. vice president’s journey continued into Scotland, police were once more present — this time watching out for people who had gathered to witness Vance touch down.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Our government piles regulations on businesses and turns a blind eye as shoplifting ruins retail outlets.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Vrabel eventually tried to defuse the situation by taking matters into his own hands and jumping into the pile.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Roll the brown-butter sugar cookie dough balls in a cinnamon-sugar mixture for the perfect melt in your mouth sweet.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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Combined with lacy-crunchy pan-fried shrimp, and showered in a piquant mixture of peppercorns, salt, and sugar, the dish sets taste buds ablaze.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Pile (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pile%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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