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as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit
a bank of telephones set up for the telethon
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as in deposits
to put in an account
she always banks half of her paycheck
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Recent Examples of banks
Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Both legacy banks and startups have been trying to compete with firms like Moneygram or Western Union, which historically charged large remittance and currency-changing fees.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
What To Know The sanctions target the financial infrastructure around oil flows from the firms by warning international banks against facilitating payments.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
This idyll on the banks of the Hudson, alas, cannot last, and the son inherits his father’s appetite for action with interest.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Standard Chartered and other major banks are developing competing stablecoin products.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Surveillance teams outside the museum prevented the suspects from setting their vehicle alight but could not prevent their escape on scooters along the banks of the Seine.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Social media apps such as Snapchat and Reddit were out of service, as were the platforms of many banks and financial services, airlines and some retail sites that include Verizon, Starbucks and delivery services such DoorDash and Grubhub.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Since the 2008 financial crisis, non-bank lenders have supplanted traditional banks, and instability in private credit could force pension funds and other large investors to sell S&P 500 index funds, potentially exacerbating volatility.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
The stock recently took a hit as credit-quality concerns weighed on global banks, but a strong quarterly report eased those worries.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Both legacy banks and startups have been trying to compete with firms like Moneygram or Western Union, which historically charged large remittance and currency-changing fees.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
What To Know The sanctions target the financial infrastructure around oil flows from the firms by warning international banks against facilitating payments.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
This idyll on the banks of the Hudson, alas, cannot last, and the son inherits his father’s appetite for action with interest.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Standard Chartered and other major banks are developing competing stablecoin products.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Surveillance teams outside the museum prevented the suspects from setting their vehicle alight but could not prevent their escape on scooters along the banks of the Seine.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Social media apps such as Snapchat and Reddit were out of service, as were the platforms of many banks and financial services, airlines and some retail sites that include Verizon, Starbucks and delivery services such DoorDash and Grubhub.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Since the 2008 financial crisis, non-bank lenders have supplanted traditional banks, and instability in private credit could force pension funds and other large investors to sell S&P 500 index funds, potentially exacerbating volatility.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
To them, bank lending has multiplicative qualities whereby Bank A rents $100,000 from a saver, lends out $90,000 to a borrower who then banks the money at Bank B, only for Bank B to lend out $81,000, only for the borrower to bank the $81,000 at Bank C that lends out $72,900.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banks
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This recipe piles them on, casting apples — which are starting to appear at farmers markets — and nuts front and center as main characters supported by a chorus of greens.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Sep. 2025
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That’s where the paperwork piles up, court fees skyrocket, and grieving families are forced into bureaucratic limbo for months — sometimes years.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In slow movements, each gunmetal gray robot grabs a towel by its corners, flattens it out, folds it twice, and deposits it into the basket.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Think of it as one fund, and whatever money everyone deposits into this goes into the investment of the casino.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Double ShackBurger stacks two quarter pound patties, American cheese, lettuce, tomato and ShackSauce.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The technology forms a protective layer so that lithium stacks uniformly.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Banks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banks. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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