as in piling
to lay or throw on top of one another
stacked the split logs by the house
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Recent Examples of stacking
Qualcomm’s High Bandwidth Compute architecture places memory and compute closer together by stacking chips vertically rather than placing them side by side, improving the speed and flow of data.
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Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
The company is most known for its Digit humanoid robot built to help warehouse and manufacturing employees with repetitive tasks like lifting boxes, stacking totes and moving items from other mobile robots onto conveyor belts.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Publishers are stacking the deck for the fall, when a glut of books are sent into the world steeled for holiday gifting.
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
25 June 2026
This stacking architecture also scales up the capacity of individual cells.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
The wood covers the entire surface at the base, creating a spacious shelf for stacking books and storage baskets.
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Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Prosecutors added severe mandatory penalties to their cases, stacking those punishments, even if no shots were fired, to build prison terms of 50, 60 or even 100 years.
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Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Menz stresses stacking income streams, such as wash-and-fold services, to maximize asset revenue.
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Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
With the intention of permanently moving the orbiter Discovery to California, the Air Force designed SLC-6 differently from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, most notably by stacking the vehicle directly on the pad rather than in a more distant assembly building.
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Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
The company is most known for its Digit humanoid robot built to help warehouse and manufacturing employees with repetitive tasks like lifting boxes, stacking totes and moving items from other mobile robots onto conveyor belts.
—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Publishers are stacking the deck for the fall, when a glut of books are sent into the world steeled for holiday gifting.
—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
25 June 2026
This stacking architecture also scales up the capacity of individual cells.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
The wood covers the entire surface at the base, creating a spacious shelf for stacking books and storage baskets.
—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Prosecutors added severe mandatory penalties to their cases, stacking those punishments, even if no shots were fired, to build prison terms of 50, 60 or even 100 years.
—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Menz stresses stacking income streams, such as wash-and-fold services, to maximize asset revenue.
—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
With the intention of permanently moving the orbiter Discovery to California, the Air Force designed SLC-6 differently from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, most notably by stacking the vehicle directly on the pad rather than in a more distant assembly building.
—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stacking
piling
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Now, however, a perfect storm has brewed in global markets, with Google-parent Alphabet losing two key AI scientists and worries piling up about the high costs required for AI to expand.
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Its use in Medicare risks introducing friction and frustration into the program — and piling costs onto its beneficiaries.
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“Stacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stacking. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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