1
as in stacking
to lay or throw on top of one another
piled all the clothes on the chair before putting them away
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2
as in crowding
to gather into a closely packed group
the kids piled into the car
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Recent Examples of piling
Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And on Wednesday, Eagles legend Jason Kelce weighed in on the matter, piling onto the list of critics Carters has.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Then competitors broke down their stations, piling flowers, towels, and candles onto wheeled display tables and rolling them out with the efficiency of a Nascar pit crew.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
In late June, as evidence was piling up that the agency’s 12-hour policy was frequently being violated and lawmakers pushed for a fix, ICE instead modified its rules.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Their rent was due, daycare costs were piling up, and now, after changes to popular repayment options, $582 in student loan interest had quietly hit his account.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
When Panfilio moved alone to Genoa during high school to study cuisine and patisserie, starting his many internships in the hospitality sector and piling up experiences at a young age, cuisine took over and cycling had to take a step back.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Over the past 100 trading days, the S & P 500 tech sector has soared more than 48% as investors continue piling into the artificial intelligence trade.
—Fred Imbert,nick Wells, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
But then the Current got a breakthrough, piling up shots before breaking the ice.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
His recent tax cuts add to the unsustainable public debt the US is piling up, and to investor doubts our financial health over time.
—Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And on Wednesday, Eagles legend Jason Kelce weighed in on the matter, piling onto the list of critics Carters has.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Then competitors broke down their stations, piling flowers, towels, and candles onto wheeled display tables and rolling them out with the efficiency of a Nascar pit crew.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
In late June, as evidence was piling up that the agency’s 12-hour policy was frequently being violated and lawmakers pushed for a fix, ICE instead modified its rules.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Their rent was due, daycare costs were piling up, and now, after changes to popular repayment options, $582 in student loan interest had quietly hit his account.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
When Panfilio moved alone to Genoa during high school to study cuisine and patisserie, starting his many internships in the hospitality sector and piling up experiences at a young age, cuisine took over and cycling had to take a step back.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Over the past 100 trading days, the S & P 500 tech sector has soared more than 48% as investors continue piling into the artificial intelligence trade.
—Fred Imbert,nick Wells, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
But then the Current got a breakthrough, piling up shots before breaking the ice.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piling
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Bundle Everything Bundle everything—flights, hotels and rental cars—using corporate travel apps or cards with perks, but the real savings is stacking your trips.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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These microtubules exist in a delicate equilibrium, stacking on new tubulin units for a while, then reaching a crisis and falling apart.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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In a nearby plot, natural self-thinning over 80 years reduced crowding from 275 to 70 trees per acre.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The military has also been targeting and destroying high-rise buildings surrounding displacement camps, crowding Gaza City’s residents into ever-smaller spaces.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Banfield had to go back to the pile, as it was called, for nine straight days.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The pile-in on Broadcom comes after Oracle nearly turned into a hyperscaler overnight.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Hours before a game, while huddling with New York Mets first-base coach Antoan Richardson over a monitor, Juan Soto spotted something on video that even an experienced eye might miss.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Prince William, Princess Kate, the children and chaperones were spotted huddling under umbrellas to try to stay dry from the rain.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Piling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piling. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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