pile (up) 1 of 2

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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noun

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Recent Examples of pile (up)
Noun
Each back in the Jaleel McLaughlin-Audric Estime-Tyler Badie-Blake Watson pileup has gotten their share of opportunities. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025 New Horizons didn't observe such a pileup, but Persephone would send a more sensitive instrument that could make a more detailed examination. Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025 This catastrophic pileup would resemble a rogue wave, caused by their confinement. Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025 Officials still at the agency told me that the pileup of new policies, combined with staff departures, has saddled them with heavier workloads. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pile (up)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pile (up)
Verb
  • Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The Tigers accumulated 10 hits and four walks overall, but struck out 12 times and never scored again.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The cream and sugar nozzles and coffee half-and-half dispenser had residue and dust accumulation.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The cover is removable and washable, so don’t worry about hair, dirt, or debris accumulation nor spills or accidents.
    Christine Persaud, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • My bag collection is already big enough, but what’s one or two more?
    Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The Reformation x Nara Smith collection pulls out all the stops, featuring elements like faux fur, lace, and bows, paired with retro silhouettes.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On Thursday, attendees including Chris Briney, Teyana Taylor and Scott Eastwood, among others, turned out alongside Chanel in-house perfumer creator Olivier Polge for the rooftop gathering off of Madison Square Park, boasting views of the skyline.
    James Manso, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Militaries want robots that scout ahead, gather intelligence on beaches and littoral zones, and carry supplies during complex water-to-shore moves.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Doing so requires training, followed by medical exams and piles of forms, and involves a lot of work, planning, and money.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Per city guidance, leave a one-foot gap between the curb and the leaf piles to avoid blocking storm drains and ensure all leaves can be picked up.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.
    Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Her final five looks referenced the Terminator franchise and were incredibly beautiful, a mixture of flashy metallic leather and luxurious-looking knits that the judges deemed more worthy of the win than Ethan’s fantastical Gothic collection and Jesus’s maximalist Barbie-pink outfits.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Rulers couldn’t control the volume of water arriving from thousands of miles upstream but instead relied on a mixture of propitiation of the gods, informed predictions, and blind hope.
    Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Could only participate, if surreptitiously, in this long-overdue cumulation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2025

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“Pile (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pile%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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