as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
snow piling up in the driveway at a rapid pace
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as in accumulation
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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Recent Examples of pile (up)
Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
The likes of Neva and UFO 50 followed suit, carving a place amongst the likes of the Silent Hill 2 remake and Astro Bot as titles that managed to maintain players and critics’ attention even in a crowded end of year pileup.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
While traveling through Atoka County, Oklahoma, the two women, and a third 16-year-old passenger, were involved in a five-vehicle pileup, according to KTUL.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2025
According to Paxton, two people died in the pileup involving more than 20 vehicles, including several tractor-trailers and 13 passenger vehicles, per USA Today.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Noun
One pileup involved nearly 40 vehicles, officials estimate.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
The likes of Neva and UFO 50 followed suit, carving a place amongst the likes of the Silent Hill 2 remake and Astro Bot as titles that managed to maintain players and critics’ attention even in a crowded end of year pileup.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
While traveling through Atoka County, Oklahoma, the two women, and a third 16-year-old passenger, were involved in a five-vehicle pileup, according to KTUL.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2025
According to Paxton, two people died in the pileup involving more than 20 vehicles, including several tractor-trailers and 13 passenger vehicles, per USA Today.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pile (up)
Verb
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The toxins accumulate in filter-feeding fish, and then poison larger mammals who gobble up the fish in mass quantities.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Whenever a Blue Smiley fan or new listener used Spotify to stream the band’s music, both performance royalties and mechanical licensing royalties were being accumulated.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Hutchens said the house at 303 E. Rogers St. is in a state of disrepair and problems have included the accumulation of trash and rubbish, nonpayment of water bills and numerous cleanup notices.—
Lynn Kutter,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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But political disputes about the accumulation of debt and difficulties raising the limit led credit-rating agencies to lower their grades for the federal government.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The singer-songwriter returns to the summit not with a brand new release, but with a collection that’s already been out for months — and which has previously spent time running the show.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Wilson has expanded Caitlin Clark’s signature basketball collection in year two of its landmark deal with the Indiana Fever star.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2025
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In the Los Angeles area, storms gathered around the San Gabriel Mountains in the morning before descending into urban areas and traveling southwest across the region and along the coast, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Kittell.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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The relief corps gathered around Adam Ottavino’s locker, reminiscing about better games while drinking beers.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Imagine spending $3,000 on Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card only to unbox a pile of backpacks instead.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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And another with Putin’s head on top of a pile of poop.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
29 May 2025
Noun
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Add the flour mixture to the sugar-egg mixture and fold in with a wooden spoon until no visible flour streaks remain—do not overmix.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
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The result is a palpable mixture of Hollywood and British sensibilities, alternately brash and cozy-quirky, with the joins sometimes awkwardly felt.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
6 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Pile (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pile%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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