1
as in stacked
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 huddled
to gather into a closely packed group
the kids piled into the car
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Recent Examples of piled
Ditka piled up his totals in a 14-game season, while Bowers will have two more games and will probably only need 16 to set the record.
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
Sunday marked just the fourth time in franchise history the Cots piled up 300 rushing yards, and Taylor did most of the heavy lifting with 29 carries for 218 yards and three touchdowns.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
It was so crammed with kids that there were gurneys piled up three and four high in the hallways because there were so many more kids than there were beds in the hospital.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
But just how much can heart and guts matter when injuries have piled up in such an unprecedented fashion?
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
As injuries piled up to linebackers, the 49ers turned to Campbell to fill in.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
By Chloe Sorvino, Forbes Staff Inside his modern home in the hills of Guadalajara, Mexico, Arturo Lomeli is eating one of his favorite foods—taquitos, piled high with crema, salsa and guacamole—as tequila is poured into crystal flutes around the table.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Not to be outdone, Manchester United triumphed with two late goals in the Manchester derby that piled further misery on Pep Guardiola and ensured Ruben Amorim’s greatest moment thus far in his Old Trafford tenure.
—Darren Richman, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
To give a sense of scale, the researchers produced an image of all that plastic waste if it were piled atop Manhattan, and the image is striking.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
Sunday marked just the fourth time in franchise history the Cots piled up 300 rushing yards, and Taylor did most of the heavy lifting with 29 carries for 218 yards and three touchdowns.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
It was so crammed with kids that there were gurneys piled up three and four high in the hallways because there were so many more kids than there were beds in the hospital.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
But just how much can heart and guts matter when injuries have piled up in such an unprecedented fashion?
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
As injuries piled up to linebackers, the 49ers turned to Campbell to fill in.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
By Chloe Sorvino, Forbes Staff Inside his modern home in the hills of Guadalajara, Mexico, Arturo Lomeli is eating one of his favorite foods—taquitos, piled high with crema, salsa and guacamole—as tequila is poured into crystal flutes around the table.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Not to be outdone, Manchester United triumphed with two late goals in the Manchester derby that piled further misery on Pep Guardiola and ensured Ruben Amorim’s greatest moment thus far in his Old Trafford tenure.
—Darren Richman, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
To give a sense of scale, the researchers produced an image of all that plastic waste if it were piled atop Manhattan, and the image is striking.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Piled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piled. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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