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as in stacks
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
a large pile of newspapers that needed to be disposed of
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2
as in loads
a considerable amount
a job that paid piles of money
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as in heaps
to lay or throw on top of one another
piled all the clothes on the chair before putting them away
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as in huddles
to gather into a closely packed group
the kids piled into the car
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Recent Examples of piles
Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
One of those problems happens to be the looming piles of textile waste that, like elephants encountered in close proximity, are difficult to ignore.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
One of those problems happens to be the looming piles of textile waste that, like elephants encountered in close proximity, are difficult to ignore.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
Examples of weird rut-hunting spots where bucks often corral does include brush piles, brushy fencerows, sinkholes, (generally) vacant woodlots, spots closer to human inhabitation, and more.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
In Florida, coastal communities were still trying to clear huge piles of debris stacked on roadsides and tons of sand pushed inland from massive storm surge.
—Jeff Amy, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
In Florida, coastal communities were still trying to clear huge piles of debris stacked on roadsides and tons of sand pushed inland from massive storm surge.
—Jeff Amy, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
Walking past rows of empty cubicles, the 70-year-old real estate mogul sits down at a round table next to a desk cluttered with awards and piles of papers.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Walking past rows of empty cubicles, the 70-year-old real estate mogul sits down at a round table next to a desk cluttered with awards and piles of papers.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Examples of weird rut-hunting spots where bucks often corral does include brush piles, brushy fencerows, sinkholes, (generally) vacant woodlots, spots closer to human inhabitation, and more.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
One of those problems happens to be the looming piles of textile waste that, like elephants encountered in close proximity, are difficult to ignore.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
One of those problems happens to be the looming piles of textile waste that, like elephants encountered in close proximity, are difficult to ignore.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
Examples of weird rut-hunting spots where bucks often corral does include brush piles, brushy fencerows, sinkholes, (generally) vacant woodlots, spots closer to human inhabitation, and more.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
In Florida, coastal communities were still trying to clear huge piles of debris stacked on roadsides and tons of sand pushed inland from massive storm surge.
—Jeff Amy, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
In Florida, coastal communities were still trying to clear huge piles of debris stacked on roadsides and tons of sand pushed inland from massive storm surge.
—Jeff Amy, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
Walking past rows of empty cubicles, the 70-year-old real estate mogul sits down at a round table next to a desk cluttered with awards and piles of papers.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Walking past rows of empty cubicles, the 70-year-old real estate mogul sits down at a round table next to a desk cluttered with awards and piles of papers.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Piles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piles. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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