1
as in loads
a considerable amount
earned a stack of money for writing the screenplay
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2
as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
a stack of playing cards
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Recent Examples of stack
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 June 2025
The officer and social worker found the girls alone in a home crowded with boxes of clothes and stacks of magazines.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 16 June 2025
Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
Hoping for similar results on Friday, Red Sox manager Alex Cora is stacking his lineup with righty bats.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 June 2025
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Noun
Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images Markle isn’t the only one who leveled up their ring stack.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 June 2025
The officer and social worker found the girls alone in a home crowded with boxes of clothes and stacks of magazines.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 16 June 2025
Verb
Best of both worlds So the team decided upon a happy medium, combining elements of the traditional mesh with the fog harp to create a hybrid version: essentially a series of small-scale model fog harps stacked on top of each other, separated by the occasional cross-support wire.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
Hoping for similar results on Friday, Red Sox manager Alex Cora is stacking his lineup with righty bats.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stack
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Testing found that the limestone on which the foundation sat and the pile concrete were strong enough to support the building, and the basement slab showed no signs of cracking or sinking.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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First on the docket is a pile of cords knotted together, ensnaring an eyelash curler and a pen.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
23 June 2025
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Mullen is taking over a winning culture cultivated by former head coach Barry Odom, but the Rebels lost a ton of talent to graduation, especially on the defensive side of the ball.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Outside of Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr, Xavier Worthy, and Ladd McConkey, there are not a ton of big names left.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Topline As the Trump administration considers significantly expanding the travel ban to more than four dozen countries, World Cup host cities in the United States that were banking on filling half their stadiums and hotels with foreign visitors could lose big.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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However, the bill asks Congress to eliminate nearly four dozen other grant programs that provide services for specific K-12 student populations.—
Jerald McNair,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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That Garcia has suffered a slew of setbacks only complicates the process.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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According to Burlington's website, the company is opening a slew of stores in 2025.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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The 18-year-old joins from BSC YB Frauen on a four-year deal to become the Women’s Super League (WSL) club’s second signing of the summer.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The Houston Rockets are acquiring 15-time All-Star and four-time Olympic gold medalist Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns in a blockbuster deal struck Sunday, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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The sudden explosion, fueled by ignition of methane propellant, created a huge fireball, billowing clouds of smoke and brilliant arcs of flaming debris shooting out like burning chunks of lava in a volcanic eruption.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
19 June 2025
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Retail sales, which comprise a sizable chunk of overall spending, dropped sharply last month as car purchases plummeted.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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The best idea for Harrison might be to keep the velocity up, and try to develop a bunch of okay secondary pitches.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Breaking up a bunch of bananas can reduce the concentration of ethylene gas.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
16 June 2025
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One group replicated a bamboo raft from more than 800,000 years ago and used it to travel between Indonesian islands.—
Nora Bradford,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Fox Entertainment Global also unveiled a raft of content sales across Central and Eastern Europe.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2025
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“Stack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stack. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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