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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as in to accumulate
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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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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So Julie has become the master of this realm inside the cave and inside this enormous pile of bones.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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Add a small pile of firewood to keep the soil cool and damp and provide a spot for firefly egg-laying. Plant more native plants from your climate zone, like goldenrod, Joe Pye weed, milkweed, or switchgrass.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
11 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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Over three dozen incidents tallied Freelance visual journalist Michael Nigro, shown here at protests in Los Angeles' Koreatown neighborhood shortly after being struck in the helmet by a non-lethal bullet fired by a Los Angeles Police Department officer.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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Still, more than a dozen people have already been charged in connection with the violence and several have already been convicted.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
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 rally in healthcare has been driven by cross-border deals, positive drug approvals, and broad policy support.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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At the beginning of the year, WWD reported that Medik8 was exploring deal options.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
9 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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Israel’s operation spurred a raft of condemnations from regional countries.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Even as stocks have made a strong recovery since the Trump administration announced a raft of tariffs in April, plenty of hurdles remain.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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“Stack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stack. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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