stacking

present participle of stack

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stacking But there’s no reason to avoid stacking shades of mocha, caramel, walnut in one ensemble. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2026 But for those craving something other than epic spectacle, Universal is stacking the lineup by releasing the small-scale romcom One Night Only, starring Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026 Companies are moving their existing infrastructure into the cloud, and then from there, stacking their AI on top of it. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 Imagine if the post had been created by stacking four separate 2x6s next to one another. Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026 Seventh-round rookie Jam Miller keeps stacking positive days, even flashing in blitz pickup on a Tommy DeVito play-action pass to Mack Hollins. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2026 Home run bets are challenging to hit, and stacking losing picks is part of the equation. Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026 Mall of America, American Dream and Rockefeller Center all publish rolling schedules, and stacking a free concert or seasonal event onto a shopping trip turns the same visit into a full day out. Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026 The Western practice of stacking your engagement ring and wedding band on your left ring finger is not actually the norm in every culture. Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stacking
piling
Verb
  • In other words, dollars committed are piling up more than four times faster than hardware coming off the line.
    Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • On this night of all nights, the youngsters at play aren’t just piling into Ubers like spoiled rich kids.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Stacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stacking. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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