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
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
All of that felt in jeopardy, the sky falling and losses piling up in April.
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Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
By midafternoon, donation boxes were piling up inside along the market's aisles.
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Lucio Vasquez,
NPR,
26 June 2026
Europe’s ongoing heat wave is piling pressure on its electricity system.
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Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
One of the most common ways buy now, pay later loans can cause issues is simply by piling up and becoming overwhelming.
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Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Too bad the universe is dead set on piling more onto her plate.
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
24 June 2026
Its use in Medicare risks introducing friction and frustration into the program — and piling costs onto its beneficiaries.
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Darius Tahir,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
My near misses had been piling up for years, collecting interest.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Verb
Castle Rat have begun some preliminary planning and writing for their next album, piling up new riffs at jam sessions.
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Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
All of that felt in jeopardy, the sky falling and losses piling up in April.
—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
By midafternoon, donation boxes were piling up inside along the market's aisles.
—
Lucio Vasquez,
NPR,
26 June 2026
Europe’s ongoing heat wave is piling pressure on its electricity system.
—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
One of the most common ways buy now, pay later loans can cause issues is simply by piling up and becoming overwhelming.
—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Too bad the universe is dead set on piling more onto her plate.
—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
24 June 2026
Its use in Medicare risks introducing friction and frustration into the program — and piling costs onto its beneficiaries.
—
Darius Tahir,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
My near misses had been piling up for years, collecting interest.
—
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piling
Noun
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Many have camped out along the edge of the piles of crushed concrete and rebar, awaiting any word of their relatives.
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But Carron happily pointed to a pile of recycled asphalt that has a different plan.
Verb
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Qualcomm’s High Bandwidth Compute architecture places memory and compute closer together by stacking chips vertically rather than placing them side by side, improving the speed and flow of data.
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The company is most known for its Digit humanoid robot built to help warehouse and manufacturing employees with repetitive tasks like lifting boxes, stacking totes and moving items from other mobile robots onto conveyor belts.
Verb
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Resident cites road, school crowding concerns Resident Kacey Pope urged the board to recommend denying the rezonings, and no residents spoke in favor of the projects.
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In South Africa, George took his son to games and young Tim saw how strangers reacted to seeing his father, crowding around him, asking for photos.
Verb
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Teams from the two companies have been huddling for months to plan for the melding of the two operations as soon as Paramount receives all of its regulatory approvals.
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Paramount+ is huddling up with the Texas Tech for a docuseries on its football team that is eyed to premiere in time for the 2026 season in the fall.
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“Piling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piling. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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