as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
snow piling up in the driveway at a rapid pace
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as in accumulation
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
a pileup of e-mail messages that needed to be dealt with
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Recent Examples of pile (up)
Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Much of the speculation behind the about-face was tied to concerns about package pileups as customs officers would be ill-equipped to process and inspect a flurry of goods that didn’t previously require the attention.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2025
Last month, dust storms in Texas and Kansas reduced visibility on roads, resulting in multi-car pileups that killed at least 11 people.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
This mountain range, and the entire region, is filled with faults generated by that epic geological pileup.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
According to Paxton, two people died in the pileup involving more than 20 vehicles, including several tractor-trailers and 13 passenger vehicles, per USA Today.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Much of the speculation behind the about-face was tied to concerns about package pileups as customs officers would be ill-equipped to process and inspect a flurry of goods that didn’t previously require the attention.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2025
Last month, dust storms in Texas and Kansas reduced visibility on roads, resulting in multi-car pileups that killed at least 11 people.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
This mountain range, and the entire region, is filled with faults generated by that epic geological pileup.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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As debt continues to accumulate, the U.S. increasingly faces the risk of default, which clearly impacted Moody’s decision to downgrade the credit rating.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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With shares down more than 34% this year, Tong urged clients to quickly accumulate shares.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The accumulation of wealth in the ’70s and ’80s brought clients who were increasingly requesting luxury additions outside the scope of naval architects, paving the path for a class of yacht designers who could marry technical and aesthetic engineering.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
25 May 2025
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The accumulation of amyloid plaques is considered a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.—
Jennifer Klump,
Verywell Health,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The ground floor is largely dedicated a rotating display of the museum’s permanent collection, with works by the likes of Mr. Imagination, Lee Godie and Wesley Willis.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
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La Jetée, named after Chris Marker’s eponymous 1962 futuristic short film, is also home to one of the biggest short film documentation centers and collections in the world, including the archives of the past editions of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Supporters of Palestine gather at Harvard University to protest against Israel's war in Gaza.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
22 May 2025
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During the current Nile Conference, the team has organised watch parties in Nairobi for every game, creating communal spaces for fans to gather, celebrate, and share in the excitement of the team’s historic debut in the continental championship.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Imagine spending $3,000 on Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card only to unbox a pile of backpacks instead.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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And another with Putin’s head on top of a pile of poop.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
29 May 2025
Noun
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Early one morning, Jake Weir went to town to see about a mixture of grains for his horses.—
Louise Erdrich,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Thin sheets of pasta are loaded with a mixture of fresh ricotta, eggs and Parmesan, then run through the ravioli attachment on our mixer, and finally boiled along with her signature tomato sauce plus more Parmesan cheese.—
Irv Erdos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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“Pile (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pile%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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