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
Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Candelabras flicker beside towering arrangements of deep calla lilies, stacks of shortbread cookies six inches high, fresh sandwiches, and bouquets made of vegetables.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
The Starship, standing 403 feet tall when fully stacked, is regarded as the world's largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever developed.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Customers will choose the best technology stack for running the world’s most popular commercial applications and open-source models.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Candelabras flicker beside towering arrangements of deep calla lilies, stacks of shortbread cookies six inches high, fresh sandwiches, and bouquets made of vegetables.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
The heartthrob of the season has a six-pack stacked on a six-pack.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
The Starship, standing 403 feet tall when fully stacked, is regarded as the world's largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever developed.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stack
Noun
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To fix these problems, smart grid systems now use advanced energy management tools to balance power loads in real time.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Its presence becomes obvious when a data center project is delayed because a transformer cannot be delivered on time, or when utilities cannot build transmission lines quickly enough to support new computing loads.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Oct. 2025
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Known to be pack rats, Allegheny woodrats will store large piles of food, called middens, in their dens.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
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Robots aren’t just inert piles of plastic and metal anymore, but are growing into teachers, co-workers, and health companions.—
Jan Liphardt,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Ukraine’s special forces claimed that the pumping station has an annual capacity of 50 million tons.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Some 187,000 tons of food aid has been positioned in neighboring countries awaiting Israeli permission.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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Every color, or frequency, can carry its own stream of information, allowing dozens of signals to travel side by side without interference.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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At least a half-dozen people described an emotional seesaw they were put through by weeks of contradictory UPS tracking updates about their shipments.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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Those restrictions came after the US introduced a slew of its own export controls targeting China in late September, despite the two sides seemingly making progress in trade talks over the summer.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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There were seven breaks in the second set, with Pegula taking a 3-0 lead on the back of a slew of Gauff double faults.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Car rental firm Sixt has also signed a deal to be running 100,000 BYD EVs across Europe by 2028.—
Andrew Saunders,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Spotrac currently projects his value on a new four-year deal at just north of $39 million.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Cut hard cheeses in cubes or bite-size chunks, while leave softer cheeses and logs whole.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Medicare premiums are expected to rise by a near record dollar amount next year and eat a chunk of the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) older Americans may receive.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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There are far more menacing 4X space game series out there, but Galactic Civilizations is an extremely welcoming experience for new players while still offering a bunch of depth and strategic choices for players to make.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Nevertheless, slinging the ball around to a bunch of no-names, Mayfield willed the Bucs to a 30-19 win over the 49ers, throwing for 256 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Stack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stack. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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