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to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
- snow piling up in the driveway at a rapid pace
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nounSynonyms of pileup (Entry 2 of 2)
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
- a pileup of e-mail messages that needed to be dealt with
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“Pile (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pile%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Aug. 2021.
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