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pyramid

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Recent Examples of pyramid
Noun
Amid these troubled times, dotted by funding cuts, hope abounds with last week’s launch of the Australian Championship, a second-tier competition that aims to connect the top and bottom of the country’s football pyramid. Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Removing the h from the original word gave us AORA, which creates a beautiful shape, reminiscent of a pyramid. Essence, 15 Oct. 2025 Scientists from the University of Michigan are leading the proposal, which would put the four machines into a flying formation shaped like a pyramid. Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Not two years later this tower was to collapse precipitately under its own weight into a pyramid of dust and rubble, only to be rebuilt later, in, unaccountably, all its former gracelessness. Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pyramid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyramid
Noun
  • Mongolian Cashmere Fisherman Sweater Vest Sweater vests are the perfect middle layer when the seasons transition to warm up your core without overheating your arms under jackets.
    Staff Author, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
  • And according to Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Garner, and Oprah Winfrey, the fall layer to reach for right now is a classic quarter-zip sweatshirt.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Just stack the shoeboxes on top of each other, and secure them with string or glue before creating a way to hang it in your closet.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The restaurant violated 14 standards, including employee drinks stored near food prep areas and metal pans stacked wet.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The mother had tried to check on her daughter before going to bed, but the daughter's door was locked.
    Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The measure would provide $45 billion to expand ICE’s detention capacity to nearly 100,000 beds, $14 billion for transportation and removal operations and $8 billion to hire 10,000 new deportation officers.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But with the two-time NFL MVP back in the lineup, the Ravens looked much more like themselves, piling up 338 yards of offense, 229 coming in the second half.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Yuanta Securties’ data shows foreign institutions drove early gains late last year by piling into large-cap tech names, but local institutions and individuals have since stepped in aggressively to sustain momentum.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Wilderness Trail takes their time with everything, from using sweet mash (instead of the usual sour mash) to aging their whiskey in lower warehouse ricks for better flavor development.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • After the foliage has reached around a foot tall, mound more soil around the base of your plants.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Place apple mixture on top of cranberries, mounding slightly in center; push down any sharp apple edges.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other banks on the deal included BOC International, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China and China Merchants Bank.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
  • And on a barge with 30 elephants on the bank and the sun setting and birds flying over and hippos in the water.
    Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Pyramid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyramid. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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