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adjective

Definition of stackednext
as in built

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verb

past tense of stack
as in piled
to lay or throw on top of one another stacked the split logs by the house

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Recent Examples of stacked
Verb
The odds of making MLB are always long, but are stacked even higher against players like this. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 Under its current design, Starship stands at a whopping 407 feet tall when fully stacked. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Relative to some of the real heavy hitters in this competition, Mexico are not stacked with unimpeachable star power. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 2026 From businesswomen and lawyers to pilots and mothers, the Miss Subways defied the odds stacked against women of their time and hope that young women today do the same. — Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Still, the game’s result seemed minuscule when stacked against Alfonso’s personal tragedy and the earthquake’s destruction in Venezuela. — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 The buoys are also modular, allowing for modular depth layers; the exact radius and volume of the field depend on how many wave-emitting coils are stacked vertically. — New Atlas, 30 June 2026 Anthropologie’s Summer Sale is pampering fashion insiders with 50-percent-off deals stacked on top of already on-sale buys, reflected in cart. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 July 2026 The seven-day July 2 head start requires an MVP+ Membership stacked on top of that, pushing the total near $200 to play a week early. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stacked
  1. built
  2. piled
  3. ample
  4. shapely
  5. plump
  6. voluptuous
  7. ripe
  8. curvaceous
Adjective
  • Enter into the open great room, which has a gas fireplace, dining area, and handsome built-ins.
    — BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2019
  • The department was built 30 years ago and has not been substantially expanded even as emergency medicine has become more sophisticated.
    — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 29 Oct. 2019
Definition of built
Verb
  • Mobile light towers were stationed outside alongside waste management trucks, and large stacks of sandbags were piled up.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • May added 172,000 jobs, with the gains piled into leisure and hospitality, state and local government, and health care, while financial activities slipped and information work kept bleeding year over year.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of piled
Adjective
  • Several boxes of unsold items were visible behind the counter, suggesting ample inventory, although the worker told USA TODAY sales had been steady.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Returns here will be substantial (and predictable), your principal will be protected and the account will be insured up to $250,000, giving you ample protection for your money.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of ample
Adjective
  • The bush is shapely, growing 3-4 feet tall, and does not produce rank growth.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Witch hazel matures into shapely shrubs that bloom annually.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Definition of shapely
Adjective
  • Advanced Night Ceramide Signature Anti-Aging Night Cream Think of this ceramide-rich formula as plump skin in a bottle.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • Instead of turning to cobbler this summer, put all of those juicy peaches and plump raspberries at the farmers’ market to good use with this stunning recipe.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
Definition of plump
Adjective
  • Bristol’s Tara Clerkin Trio are steeped in their hometown’s trip-hop tradition, but their approach is more folk-rock than the voluptuous blues associated with Tricky or Massive Attack.
    — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 5 June 2026
  • Enthusiasts love it for its voluptuous beauty and buttery-smooth typing action.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Definition of voluptuous
Adjective
  • Not only is Earth's closest celestial neighbor a pristine time capsule ripe for study – preserved almost unaltered throughout the course of billions of years – but the moon is viewed as a stepping stone for human exploration deeper into the cosmos.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Alongside ripe avocados, fresh tomatoes, and spices, this dip is topped with queso blanco and pomegranate seeds.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of ripe
Adjective
  • Its central hub, where the wellness offerings, main dining room and 35 of the 65 bedrooms are located, is invitingly curvaceous, with sci-fi swirls of walls and sparkling swathes of window bookended by two vast, contemplative courtyards.
    — Susan D'Arcy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026
  • The exterior is less theatrical than Disney’s, its shape rectilinear rather than curvaceous, yet a pink hue adds the requisite Gehry jazz.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of curvaceous

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