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
Bloomberg, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Cutting your grass short in the fall and not piling up snow on the lawn help to prevent snow mold.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
Evidence of concrete harm from deepfakes is piling up.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Investors have been piling into private credit, which is now seeing tight spreads and pockets of financial stress, the firm noted.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Instead of piling up with other tourists at beaches in major hubs like Barcelona or Marbella, do as the locals do and escape to Xàbia.
—Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Pla2na/Getty Images When money problems start piling up and filing for bankruptcy appears to be the only option, the timing suddenly starts to matter in ways that many people don't expect.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The Chargers are capable of pulling off an upset, but a more likely scenario has the Patriots stopping the run in the bitter cold and piling everything on the shoulders of the Chargers quarterback.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
During that stretch, injuries started piling up.
—Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
As the elderly cohort grows, the worker-to-retiree ratio shrinks, piling more pressure on the underfunded pension system.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Cutting your grass short in the fall and not piling up snow on the lawn help to prevent snow mold.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
Evidence of concrete harm from deepfakes is piling up.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Investors have been piling into private credit, which is now seeing tight spreads and pockets of financial stress, the firm noted.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Instead of piling up with other tourists at beaches in major hubs like Barcelona or Marbella, do as the locals do and escape to Xàbia.
—Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Pla2na/Getty Images When money problems start piling up and filing for bankruptcy appears to be the only option, the timing suddenly starts to matter in ways that many people don't expect.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The Chargers are capable of pulling off an upset, but a more likely scenario has the Patriots stopping the run in the bitter cold and piling everything on the shoulders of the Chargers quarterback.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
During that stretch, injuries started piling up.
—Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piling
Noun
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While some compost enthusiasts steer clear of adding pizza box cardboard to their pile, others report no problems.—
Chris Baskind,
Treehugger,
20 Jan. 2026
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The law means removing anything flammable, including plants, mulch, most artificial turfs, plastic rain barrels, storage sheds, trash bins, wood piles, hot tubs and patio furniture within five feet.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Amass a roster in the top five in the sport, typically by stacking blue-chip recruits and developing them.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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By stacking these measurements, the researchers reconstructed a three-dimensional map of charge transport with nanoscale resolution, offering a rare look at how electrical pathways form—and break down—inside the material.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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There were times on this trip when all of them seemed to be crowding the banks at once.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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To complicate things, however, berry flavor and sugar content can vary depending on weather and growing conditions like sunlight levels, air temperatures, soil moisture levels, plant crowding, and pests and diseases that stress the plant.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ohio State continued huddling in the second half and put together touchdown drives of 82 and 75 yards, keeping the Miami D-line at bay and allowing just one sack.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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Longtime residents can’t forget his iconic image of flamingos huddling in the bathroom for safety against monstrous Hurricane Andrew in August 1992.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Piling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piling. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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