stacked (up)

Definition of stacked (up)next
past tense of stack (up)
as in accumulated
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass those newspapers have been stacking up in the basement since we moved here

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  • The system is a maze in which laws collide with gray areas, where layers upon layers of policy have accumulated over decades in a pile waiting for reform that has never come.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Its fleet includes the MANTAS X-Class and Devil Ray Expeditionary Class platforms, which MARTAC says have accumulated thousands of operating hours across a range of conditions.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
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  • Hours after the tragedy occurred, dozens of community members and teenagers gathered in Manhattan’s East Village at the intersection of East 14th Street and First Avenue to pay tribute to Serkov.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Prosecutors assembled thousands of pages of text messages and emails, obtained bank and flight records, gathered corroborating witnesses, and collected video footage of freak-offs and the damning tape of Combs attacking Ventura.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
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“Stacked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stacked%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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