1
as in stacking
to lay or throw on top of one another
piled all the clothes on the chair before putting them away
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2
as in crowding
to gather into a closely packed group
the kids piled into the car
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Recent Examples of piling
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 July 2026
Big Tech’s historic AI outlays, set to top $700 billion this year, are piling pressure on companies to show returns from the technology and offset the rising cost of rolling it out across their businesses.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
6 July 2026
Dauvin warns that piling obligations onto streamers could be detrimental to the French film and television landscape.
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Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
6 July 2026
At Yogyakarta’s Piyungan landfill in Indonesia, a city’s waste is sorted by scavengers and consumed by cows, quietly piling up into a hill, with their forms mirroring the landscape of trash around them.
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Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Many traders borrowed money to buy the script, piling leverage atop leverage.
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Owen Lamont,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
When you’re done with work and switching to piling up words for the latest chapter of your novel, unlock the MyNovel group and lock Work.
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Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
Castle Rat have begun some preliminary planning and writing for their next album, piling up new riffs at jam sessions.
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Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
From dishes piling up to the inevitable cries of boredom, here are some ways to make your life easier.
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Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
29 June 2026
Verb
The excuses that keep piling up The backyard isn’t my first condition.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 July 2026
Big Tech’s historic AI outlays, set to top $700 billion this year, are piling pressure on companies to show returns from the technology and offset the rising cost of rolling it out across their businesses.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
6 July 2026
Dauvin warns that piling obligations onto streamers could be detrimental to the French film and television landscape.
—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
6 July 2026
At Yogyakarta’s Piyungan landfill in Indonesia, a city’s waste is sorted by scavengers and consumed by cows, quietly piling up into a hill, with their forms mirroring the landscape of trash around them.
—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Many traders borrowed money to buy the script, piling leverage atop leverage.
—
Owen Lamont,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
When you’re done with work and switching to piling up words for the latest chapter of your novel, unlock the MyNovel group and lock Work.
—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
Castle Rat have begun some preliminary planning and writing for their next album, piling up new riffs at jam sessions.
—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
From dishes piling up to the inevitable cries of boredom, here are some ways to make your life easier.
—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piling
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Baby Boomers, meanwhile, are armed with piles of cash and plenty of time, giving them more flexibility for travel.
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As her daughter sweeps away the last piles of sand, 54-year-old Nuru Mohammed directs women hanging fishing nets to serve as décor.
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The complex crumbled during the quakes, with the floors stacking on top of the other.
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AmbiStack takes over downstream by scanning and stacking cases for receiving.
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About twenty men packed the space, leaning on shoulders and crowding the wall.
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Other pictures on unofficial Telegram channels showed residents crowding into underground stations.
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Teams from the two companies have been huddling for months to plan for the melding of the two operations as soon as Paramount receives all of its regulatory approvals.
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Paramount+ is huddling up with the Texas Tech for a docuseries on its football team that is eyed to premiere in time for the 2026 season in the fall.
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“Piling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piling. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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