stacking (up)

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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Verb
  • Scientists continued the effort, eventually accumulating data from upward of 7,000 healthy individuals.
    Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Outer lanes are more prone to accumulating water.
    Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There was food, laughter and the kind of joy that comes from gathering around a baby.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • While gathering evidence to help determine the cause of an explosion or fire, ATF specialists are trained not to rush in drawing conclusions, Robin said.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • The singer has spent the past 20 years building up one of the most successful music careers of all time, and she only recently got engaged at the age of 35 to fiancé Travis Kelce.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Smoke was building up inside as Balmer deployed the second incendiary device.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Stacking (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stacking%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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