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
Fowler has quietly been stacking solid results for the better part of a year.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
The big carriers have spent years stacking on flashy extras like streaming perks or event discounts to make pricey plans feel worth it, and most people are too busy to dig into whether those add-ons actually justify the cost.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Resistance training appears to prime a stronger nighttime growth hormone pulse, stacking the daytime signal with overnight repair.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Next came the task of building those shoes, which involved nearly four weeks of cutting, stacking and reinforcing.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
There, technicians will install the core stage’s four RS-25 main engines and prepare the rocket for stacking.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
Resistance training appears to prime a stronger growth hormone pulse at night, stacking your daytime workout with overnight repair.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Once stacking is complete, a compression structure will apply downward precompression to the module stack.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
But the only way Boston can make up that ground is by stacking one win at a time.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
The big carriers have spent years stacking on flashy extras like streaming perks or event discounts to make pricey plans feel worth it, and most people are too busy to dig into whether those add-ons actually justify the cost.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Resistance training appears to prime a stronger nighttime growth hormone pulse, stacking the daytime signal with overnight repair.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Next came the task of building those shoes, which involved nearly four weeks of cutting, stacking and reinforcing.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
There, technicians will install the core stage’s four RS-25 main engines and prepare the rocket for stacking.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
Resistance training appears to prime a stronger growth hormone pulse at night, stacking your daytime workout with overnight repair.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Once stacking is complete, a compression structure will apply downward precompression to the module stack.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
But the only way Boston can make up that ground is by stacking one win at a time.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stacking
piling
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Sargassum’s sweet spot is close to 82 degrees — roughly the same sea temperature recently recorded off South Beach, where tons of seaweed have been piling up along the shore.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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However, beneath the surface, Cramer said the market has become increasingly bifurcated, with investors piling into a narrow group of artificial intelligence winners while severely punishing companies that disappoint or simply fail to impress.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Stacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stacking. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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