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as in piling
to form into a pile or ridge of earth
banked sand into little mounds on the beach
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as in depositing
to put in an account
she always banks half of her paycheck
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Recent Examples of banking
From there, the questions veered into the details of banking regulatory policy.
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Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Hiatt, who had failed twice before to bring in funds for these farmers, tried again in 2019, this time banking their hopes on the emergency aid Congress had earmarked for the program.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
McDonald’s is banking on burgers and fries to tell a bigger story about the American economy.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
The Packers are banking on being elite with Parsons, which would mean their first round draft picks would come late in the round.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Hiatt, who had failed twice before to bring in funds for these farmers, tried again in 2019, this time banking their hopes on the emergency aid Congress had earmarked for the program.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
McDonald’s is banking on burgers and fries to tell a bigger story about the American economy.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
The Packers are banking on being elite with Parsons, which would mean their first round draft picks would come late in the round.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Medical bills, rehabilitation expenses and everyday expenses begin piling up; not only does the resulting time away from work spill into day-to-day productivity and team performance, but also long-term engagement, morale and retention.—
Mark Berookim,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Many of these homes are now piling up on the Florida market, remaining unsold for longer than any time in the past five years.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Part of their jobs included depositing payments from the district court clerk’s office into the Bank of Labor.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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Later on, water may have penetrated through cracks in the rock, depositing minerals to create the calcium sulfate veins and leopard spots.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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With time running out, the Yankees need to start stacking wins and hoping for Blue Jays losses.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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And over the past nine months, a team of judges has been measuring it, pinpointing the exact location of the wave’s base, then stacking images of Slebir’s crouched pose on top of each other like a totem pole up the face of the wave.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Banking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banking. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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