PILED (UP) Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

piled (up)

verb

Definition of piled (up)

past tense of pile (up)

as in accumulated

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass snow piling up in the driveway at a rapid pace

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About 200 tanks and armored personnel carriers of the occupiers have been accumulated near Irpin.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Hubbard, who is in his sixth season with Carolina, currently has 3,870 yards franchise rushing yards, just 110 yards away from McCaffrey, who accumulated them through week 6 of his sixth Panthers season.

— Will Dehmel October 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

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The students of the Aburi Girls Boarding School in central Ghana have gathered to perform for a recruiter from the Miss Ghana pageant.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
On the other side of Via Solari, a handful of policemen gathered around dozens of demonstrators, who ardently—but peacefully—chanted for entirely different reasons.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

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