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
Alicia Wallace, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
In the last few years, Poland’s capital city has Michelin distinctions piling up due to a food scene that’s both dynamic and design-forward.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Mainland Chinese investors are piling into the Hong Kong stock market at record volumes as its tech-heavy Hang Seng Index trades around three-year highs.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Office vacancies are piling up, hotel occupancies are still below pre-pandemic levels (but rebounding) and apartment construction has come to nearly a standstill.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
If your kitchen utensils are piling up, consider sorting them with a handy drawer organizer.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
No one knows if piling up more and more GPUs to run ever-larger models will lead to AGI.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Despite a nice early start, there doesn't seem to be an outfield spot available for the 22-year-old unless the numbers keep piling up.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Nosferatu starts piling the horrors on as Orlok and Ellen’s link strengthens.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
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Restaurants lost 27,500 jobs in February, piling onto the 29,500 jobs lost in January (which was the biggest monthly hit since Covid times), BLS data shows.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
In the last few years, Poland’s capital city has Michelin distinctions piling up due to a food scene that’s both dynamic and design-forward.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Mainland Chinese investors are piling into the Hong Kong stock market at record volumes as its tech-heavy Hang Seng Index trades around three-year highs.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Office vacancies are piling up, hotel occupancies are still below pre-pandemic levels (but rebounding) and apartment construction has come to nearly a standstill.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
If your kitchen utensils are piling up, consider sorting them with a handy drawer organizer.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
No one knows if piling up more and more GPUs to run ever-larger models will lead to AGI.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Despite a nice early start, there doesn't seem to be an outfield spot available for the 22-year-old unless the numbers keep piling up.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Nosferatu starts piling the horrors on as Orlok and Ellen’s link strengthens.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piling
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Learning that medical options for managing the condition are limited to hormonal drugs and surgery just piles onto the disappointment.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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That didn’t bother Robinson, who is an hobbyist diver and had already done a dive visit to the site before acquiring the sunken pile of rusty iron.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Piling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piling. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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