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pyramid

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verb

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Recent Examples of pyramid
Noun
Now, pretend their eyes are the top of a pyramid and their mouth is the bottom. Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025 The $249 annual fee card is designed for guests who want to earn faster and unlock more—without already being at the top of the elite pyramid. Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025 And this has been a blessing and a curse as owners, seeking no monetary return, financially stretch the club to climb the pyramid. Matt Slater, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 The pyramid was built around 2,600 B.C.—impressively, well before protractors were invented. Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pyramid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyramid
Noun
  • Exfoliates the Skin The outer layer of skin (the epidermis) is made up of four layers.
    Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
  • But full recovery will depend on removing multiple layers of restrictions — a process that is likely to take time.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • The Cooper Flagg sweepstakes commenced with the insertion of 14 ping pong balls stacked numerically with the lowest numbers at the bottom.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
  • Ben Roethlisberger’s rookie offense was also stacked.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Eighteen hospital beds in the surgical department, including eight in the intensive care unit, were lost as a result.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • If a family needs help buying a bed for a child, foster care workers typically reach out to local faith groups or nonprofits and use CarePortal to find the closest help by ZIP code.
    Christopher O’Donnell, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
Verb
  • Those firsts continue to pile up with Edwards and Co. Here the Wolves are, back again, just as Edwards suspected.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
  • Markets soared on the China news Monday, recouping all the losses that had piled up after the president’s April 2 tariff rollout.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Then mound soil over the affected stem to encourage new root growth.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Several varieties are available with growth habits ranging from mounding to upright to sprawling.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Investment bank JPMorgan expects a 75% to 80% drop in imports from there.
    Juliana Liu, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
  • These can help banks confirm a customer received an update.
    Gegham Azatyan, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

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“Pyramid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyramid. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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