1
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
Traders piled into Broadcom stock, betting on a huge guide that didn’t materialize.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Cars and trucks piled into the roundabout, horns blaring.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
On the other side are artisans selling their wares and a number of tables piled with antiques and vintage items.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
Democrat candidates, meanwhile, piled into the open race.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
The foursome piled into a shower in Brooklyn's Samson Stages to parody Psycho… but with a high-brow twist.
—Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
In 2020, an earthquake damaged the building that houses his main laboratory, so boxes and lab equipment were piled up in the office’s corners.
—Sara Talpos — Undark, STAT, 1 June 2026
Wanting to see their father’s career origin story, the family piled into a couple of cars and headed out.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
As plastic trash has piled up and strained recycling systems and budgets, six other states — Maine, Oregon, Colorado, Minnesota, Maryland and Washington — have adopted some form of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law for packaging.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Cars and trucks piled into the roundabout, horns blaring.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
On the other side are artisans selling their wares and a number of tables piled with antiques and vintage items.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
Democrat candidates, meanwhile, piled into the open race.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
The foursome piled into a shower in Brooklyn's Samson Stages to parody Psycho… but with a high-brow twist.
—Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
In 2020, an earthquake damaged the building that houses his main laboratory, so boxes and lab equipment were piled up in the office’s corners.
—Sara Talpos — Undark, STAT, 1 June 2026
Wanting to see their father’s career origin story, the family piled into a couple of cars and headed out.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
As plastic trash has piled up and strained recycling systems and budgets, six other states — Maine, Oregon, Colorado, Minnesota, Maryland and Washington — have adopted some form of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law for packaging.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piled
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Americans for Prosperity sponsored a striking display in the DECC’s Pioneer Hall, demonstrating the scale of the state’s fraud losses with faux $100 bills stacked in volumes that would total $2 billion.—
Jay Gabler,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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The individual leaderboard is stacked with winners, as eight of the top 10 have won at least one LIV Golf title.—
FOX Sports,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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After more than a week huddled together in darkness, the five men trapped in a Laos cave received a message of hope when they were discovered by rescuers on Wednesday.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The Game was meant to kick off at noon under a slate-gray sky, with a few snowflakes in the air and fans huddled up in the stands.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Here’s what the facility, located on a busy arterial crowded with large commercial vehicles, has looked like this week.—
David Williams,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Many more friends and tavern regulars crowded into the room to find out how the board would vote with regard to Plyler’s agreement.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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“Piled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piled. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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