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
Extend your left arm back up, re-stacking your shoulders, then repeat.
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Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
Many Spanish eateries keep tables and chairs outdoors, even after hours, by stacking them together and even chaining them to deter theft.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The SpaceX Starship spacecraft is hoisted along the launch tower for stacking atop the Super Heavy booster in preparation for its 11th test flight from the company's complex in Starbase, Texas, on Saturday.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Dambeck began lifting the boxes, stacking them carefully into his van.
—Chaewon Chung
october 16, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Last year, Shanghai authorities provided rent-free data collection premises for local firm AgiBot to have 100 robots repeating mundane tasks such as stacking shelves, folding clothes, and pouring cups of tea for 17 hours every day.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Complete the moment by stacking on necklaces and a good pair of sunglasses.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
The process—sealing electrodes, stacking them, wiring, and closing the pack—can be integrated into an assembly line from a single machine.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
Adamolekun is also spearheading the company’s $60 million plan to keep the seafood chain afloat by stacking his C-suite with restaurant-industry veterans.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
Many Spanish eateries keep tables and chairs outdoors, even after hours, by stacking them together and even chaining them to deter theft.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The SpaceX Starship spacecraft is hoisted along the launch tower for stacking atop the Super Heavy booster in preparation for its 11th test flight from the company's complex in Starbase, Texas, on Saturday.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Dambeck began lifting the boxes, stacking them carefully into his van.
—Chaewon Chung
october 16, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Last year, Shanghai authorities provided rent-free data collection premises for local firm AgiBot to have 100 robots repeating mundane tasks such as stacking shelves, folding clothes, and pouring cups of tea for 17 hours every day.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Complete the moment by stacking on necklaces and a good pair of sunglasses.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
The process—sealing electrodes, stacking them, wiring, and closing the pack—can be integrated into an assembly line from a single machine.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
Adamolekun is also spearheading the company’s $60 million plan to keep the seafood chain afloat by stacking his C-suite with restaurant-industry veterans.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stacking
piling
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Making Mulch Volcanoes Landscaping services like to build mulch volcanoes around tree trunks, piling them higher and higher each year.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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Beijing’s stance is made all the stronger by data piling up in its favor.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Stacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stacking. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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