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bank

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noun (2)

as in mound
a pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow) a bank of dirt that the construction workers left behind

Synonyms & Similar Words

bank

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verb

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Recent Examples of bank
Noun
Instead of relying on a budgeting app, consider utilizing your bank's online tools. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024 Business Subscriber Exclusive Only 38% of U.S. adults feel comfortable discussing their bank account balances with family and close friends. Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
The most obvious effect has been a reduction in CAP deliveries to Pinal County farms, though the cuts have also affected water that cities and others had been banking in the state’s groundwater aquifers. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024 In fact, though several have extraordinary voices, notably Ingram, the movie seems to be banking more on the poignancy of someone trying to push past their range. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bank 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bank
Verb
  • As the South Bay breeze swept into the stadium, hundreds of fans who were denied entry because of a sellout set up camp on the white stone wall and hill in between the stadium and Via Pacheco road.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
  • That’s something Mamaw used to say to describe her or her family … hill people or hillbillies.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
Verb
  • Shanell Angelia West, 46, of Essex, admitted in October to stealing funds from licensees by altering checks payable to the state and depositing them into personal bank accounts, according to a news release.
    Glynis Kazanjian, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
  • First, depositing graphene requires high temperatures that are incompatible with traditional CMOS manufacturing.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The refusal to comply with the state order adds to a mountain of legal liability piling up for the department.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • When injuries piled up there was no noticeable change in form because the fringe players deputised so well.
    Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • A couple of years ago the NFL’s TV Gnomes, with visions of Aaron Rodgers dancing in their skulls, stacked the primetime deck with Jets games.
    Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Cases of Jim Beam brand bourbon sit stacked in the warehouse at Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits LLC distribution center in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sept. 28, 2018.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • If containers are too large to move indoors or to a sheltered location, mound mulch around the pot and wrap it in a heavy blanket or burlap.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Man Mound, located in Sauk County near Baraboo, is the last surviving human-form ancient effigy mound in the world.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2024

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“Bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bank. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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