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as in stacked
to lay or throw on top of one another
piled all the clothes on the chair before putting them away
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as in huddled
to gather into a closely packed group
the kids piled into the car
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Recent Examples of piled
Without health insurance, the bills piled up, roughly $24,000.
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ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Its last two, led largely by QB Ryan Staub at tempo, piled up 181 late in the second quarter.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
However, as injuries quickly piled up, Sauer earned multiple opportunities throughout the year.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere in the capital, protesters piled up trash cans and hurled objects at police officers.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Tweets flew, YouTube breakdowns piled up, and a new subreddit — r/Silksong — quickly became the beating heart of the hype.
—Keller Gordon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
For McConaughey, the role was irresistible because of the father-son relationship at the film’s heart, as well as the relentless compression of agonizing decisions piled onto his character.
—Andy Hazel, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Coleman had touchdown runs of 15, 1, 9, 7 and 5 yards to ignite the outburst as Washington piled up 628 yards and 34 touchdowns while limiting the Aggies to 218 yards and 13 first downs.
—Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In all, Minnesota piled up 484 yards of total offense.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Its last two, led largely by QB Ryan Staub at tempo, piled up 181 late in the second quarter.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
However, as injuries quickly piled up, Sauer earned multiple opportunities throughout the year.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere in the capital, protesters piled up trash cans and hurled objects at police officers.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Tweets flew, YouTube breakdowns piled up, and a new subreddit — r/Silksong — quickly became the beating heart of the hype.
—Keller Gordon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
For McConaughey, the role was irresistible because of the father-son relationship at the film’s heart, as well as the relentless compression of agonizing decisions piled onto his character.
—Andy Hazel, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Coleman had touchdown runs of 15, 1, 9, 7 and 5 yards to ignite the outburst as Washington piled up 628 yards and 34 touchdowns while limiting the Aggies to 218 yards and 13 first downs.
—Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In all, Minnesota piled up 484 yards of total offense.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piled
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Rows of these sleds could be packed next to each other in a 1U shelf and these shelves stacked in a rack.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The moist and tender carrot cake is also stacked three layers high and frosted with Brown-Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Inside, hundreds of people huddled together, crying.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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On fourth down a flag was thrown for what looked like pass interference on the Mustangs, but after the officials huddled, the penalty was waved off giving the ball back to the Bulldogs.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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In a luxury market crowded with momentary noise, Coach has chosen cultural stages that echo.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Piled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piled. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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