STACKING (UP) Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

stacking (up)

verb

present participle of stack (up)

as in accumulating

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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In people with Alzheimer’s, amyloid plaques and tau tangles build up in the brain and begin accumulating years before noticeable symptoms surface.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026
Goldman Sachs reiterates CoreWeave as buy The investment bank said investors should keep accumulating positions in shares of CoreWeave following earnings on Tuesday.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

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Researchers are now gathering enough data to explore using these medications earlier in treatment to help prevent relapses.

— Sooji Nam, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
The strike culminated in workers and average citizens gathering in downtown Barcelona and Madrid, along with protests in other cities.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

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The challenge is building up the necessary financing and customer contracts to start construction, Park said.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
How Often To Clean Lamp Shades Dusting your lamp shades every one or two weeks will keep dust from building up.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2026

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