snowdrifts

noun

plural of snowdrift
as in snowbanks

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  1. banks
  2. drifts
  3. mounds
Noun
  • That could force foreign companies and banks to choose between doing business with Iran and retaining access to the US financial system, potentially extending Washington’s leverage well beyond entities directly involved in Tehran’s oil trade.
    — Magdalena Del Valle, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Small banks fully approved 57% of applicants, a higher rate than any other lender type in the survey.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of banks
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  • An air quality advisory has been issued for the San Francisco Bay Area, as smoke from fires burning in the Pacific Northwest drifts into the region.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Pay drifts again the moment reviews stop, so the companies actually narrowing the gap are the ones treating it as an ongoing practice, not a box checked once and revisited only when the numbers make headlines.
    — Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of drifts
Noun
  • Look for tunnels, mounds, runways, and feeding damage, and consider whether your plants or soil are bearing the brunt of the problem.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Pine trees coat the forest floor with mounds of flammable dead leaves that are springy underfoot but which can smolder long after a blaze.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of mounds
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