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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
Mobile light towers were stationed outside alongside waste management trucks, and large stacks of sandbags were piled up.
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Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
May added 172,000 jobs, with the gains piled into leisure and hospitality, state and local government, and health care, while financial activities slipped and information work kept bleeding year over year.
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Floating markets drift past in longboats piled with tropical produce.
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Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
No need to look at the boxes of aluminum foil, plastic wrap, and parchment paper piled up on top of the fridge.
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Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 June 2026
The surge in online attention reflects previous meme stock episodes like GameStop where retail traders piled into struggling companies with elevated bearish bets against them.
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Yun Li,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
The organizational and administrative bloat that has piled up around the semiquincentennial can be overwhelming to behold.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Korean investors have piled into the country’s stock market to try to capture these massive gains.
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Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Earlier this month, investors piled into SpaceX stock after the company's initial public offering, sending it above $200 within days.
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Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
May added 172,000 jobs, with the gains piled into leisure and hospitality, state and local government, and health care, while financial activities slipped and information work kept bleeding year over year.
—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Floating markets drift past in longboats piled with tropical produce.
—
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
No need to look at the boxes of aluminum foil, plastic wrap, and parchment paper piled up on top of the fridge.
—
Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 June 2026
The surge in online attention reflects previous meme stock episodes like GameStop where retail traders piled into struggling companies with elevated bearish bets against them.
—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
The organizational and administrative bloat that has piled up around the semiquincentennial can be overwhelming to behold.
—
Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Korean investors have piled into the country’s stock market to try to capture these massive gains.
—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Earlier this month, investors piled into SpaceX stock after the company's initial public offering, sending it above $200 within days.
—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piled
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Still, the game’s result seemed minuscule when stacked against Alfonso’s personal tragedy and the earthquake’s destruction in Venezuela.
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The odds of making MLB are always long, but are stacked even higher against players like this.
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Inside at Revel Lounge, half the après crowd sips cocktails in robes and slippers while the other half have logged back on with work and are huddled away in the bar’s many discreet nooks and corners.
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My high-octane mutt was leaping around the patio table and barking excitedly while my neighbors huddled together over their steaks.
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Overnight, the faithful crowded the mosque complex where the bodies of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family lie in state.
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Fans crowded along barricades hoping to see a glimpse of the stars.
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“Piled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piled. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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