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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
Dinners rotate three times a week, switching between a Utah BBQ with ribs piled high, an authentic Mexican tasting menu, and Korean dishes.
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Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2026
That afternoon, after feasting on Jumanyazov’s plov, gleaming with oil and piled high with carrots, Aytjanov took me to the home of Gawxar Abdikarimova, a researcher at the Regional History and Aral Sea Museum who was also born into a post-Sea world.
—Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
Burton branded as robbery’s ‘ringleader’ In August 1991, Burton and five other men piled into two cars and drove to Talladega, according to court documents.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Yes, your house is a mess, the laundry's piled up, and the dog needs to be walked.
—Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
Up there, where the snow had piled up overnight and through the morning, the slope angle was more than enough for an avalanche to be triggered in that type of storm.
—Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Mail could be seen piled at the door.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2026
Detroit also had four players score at least eight points in the first half, and Brooklyn’s six second-quarter turnovers piled onto the early mistakes.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Council members traded sharp exchanges as amendments piled up.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2026
That afternoon, after feasting on Jumanyazov’s plov, gleaming with oil and piled high with carrots, Aytjanov took me to the home of Gawxar Abdikarimova, a researcher at the Regional History and Aral Sea Museum who was also born into a post-Sea world.
—Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
Burton branded as robbery’s ‘ringleader’ In August 1991, Burton and five other men piled into two cars and drove to Talladega, according to court documents.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Yes, your house is a mess, the laundry's piled up, and the dog needs to be walked.
—Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
Up there, where the snow had piled up overnight and through the morning, the slope angle was more than enough for an avalanche to be triggered in that type of storm.
—Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Mail could be seen piled at the door.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2026
Detroit also had four players score at least eight points in the first half, and Brooklyn’s six second-quarter turnovers piled onto the early mistakes.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Council members traded sharp exchanges as amendments piled up.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piled
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While the lineup is stacked, the DR also is stout on the mound.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Even the b-squad was stacked with big leaguers who performed admirably and conceivably could have trounced the opposition on a different night.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Babs Osborne, huddled on the telephone in the doorkeeper’s cubicle, was attempting, yet again, to get through to Stanislaus.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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With bombs raining down on Iraq, A-listers huddled with their teams to figure out the right note to strike.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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Fixing satellites safely Satellite servicing is becoming more important as Earth’s orbit grows increasingly crowded.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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This lifeguard tower is getting crowded.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Piled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piled. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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