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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
a bank of telephones set up for the telethon
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Recent Examples of bank
Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Investors from other regions, including China, Canada, the U.K. and Japan, have mostly bought U.S. equities over the past two months, the bank added.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
Cierra Black, Essence, 18 Apr. 2025
With Judkins going at No. 51, the Broncos won’t be able to bank on getting a TE like LSU’s Mason Taylor or even Littleton native and former Oregon standout Terrance Ferguson in the third round.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
His bank, mortgage company and health insurance company would only recognize their versions of these documents.
—Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Investors from other regions, including China, Canada, the U.K. and Japan, have mostly bought U.S. equities over the past two months, the bank added.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
While some would think the opposite, younger skin benefits from more frequent treatments in order to bank, while older skin needs more time to produce and store new collagen.
—Cierra Black, Essence, 18 Apr. 2025
With Judkins going at No. 51, the Broncos won’t be able to bank on getting a TE like LSU’s Mason Taylor or even Littleton native and former Oregon standout Terrance Ferguson in the third round.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bank
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This process is called hilling and creates an area of loose soil where tubers easily form while being shaded from the sun.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Feb. 2025
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For the best potato harvest, hill the potato plants again two to three weeks later.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Feb. 2025
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The female moths deposit their almost invisible eggs in places where spider webs are likely to form, especially rotten logs, tree hollows and rock cavities.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Once the mating process has ended, female cicadas deposit their eggs in tree branches.—
Taylor Johnston,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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In Florida and Texas, the two states that have built more new homes than any other over the past couple of years, unsold homes are piling up on the market as potential buyers are discouraged by rising homeowners association (HOA) fees and property insurance premiums.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Vance piled pressure on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by calling on both sides to accept the American framework for peace, which includes agreeing to recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea, mostly freezing the frontlines of the conflict and foregoing future NATO membership.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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All offers end April 30 (each can only be used once and offers do not stack).—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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On Thursday morning, the volunteers stacked coffins 10 layers deep outside the State Department headquarters to protest funding cuts to the global program known as PEPFAR, or the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.—
Orion Rummler,
Them.,
18 Apr. 2025
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Then mound soil over the affected stem to encourage new root growth.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2025
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Several varieties are available with growth habits ranging from mounding to upright to sprawling.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bank. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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