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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
Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Last year, the banks and financial companies that partner with SentiLink received about 87,000 HELOC applications from people 55 years or older, the report said.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Morgan Stanley also came to the defense of the large-cap banks, saying the banks are AI beneficiaries since AI tools should improve operational efficiencies and drive productivity gains.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
The stock market and banks, including branches of Capital One, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC, Chase, Truist and Citibank, among others, will also be closed.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Most major banks such as Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Capital One, Citibank, PNC, Truist and more will be closed in observance of the federal holiday.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
But about 20 lawsuits by banks, contractors, tradesmen and angry would-be homebuyers will continue to work their way through the state court system.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
When asked in a congressional hearing last week whether the administration would direct private banks to purchase more bitcoin, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted that the government has no authority to do so.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
After the game is over, the NFL will be donating materials and food to more than 30 local organizations, such as schools and banks.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
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
Noun
The resulting jam forced the river out of its banks and into local neighborhoods.
—Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Last year, the banks and financial companies that partner with SentiLink received about 87,000 HELOC applications from people 55 years or older, the report said.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Morgan Stanley also came to the defense of the large-cap banks, saying the banks are AI beneficiaries since AI tools should improve operational efficiencies and drive productivity gains.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
The stock market and banks, including branches of Capital One, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC, Chase, Truist and Citibank, among others, will also be closed.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Most major banks such as Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Capital One, Citibank, PNC, Truist and more will be closed in observance of the federal holiday.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
But about 20 lawsuits by banks, contractors, tradesmen and angry would-be homebuyers will continue to work their way through the state court system.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
When asked in a congressional hearing last week whether the administration would direct private banks to purchase more bitcoin, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted that the government has no authority to do so.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
After the game is over, the NFL will be donating materials and food to more than 30 local organizations, such as schools and banks.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
The group banks its seventh champ total.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
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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His intervention piles fresh pressure on the prime minister.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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But the cleanups did remove the garbage that piles up along the San Juan, robbing the gillagers of a reliable source of income.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The agency deposits up to $1,000 in these accounts them if parents complete recommended preventive care before their babies turn two.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Because of the low reactivity of fluorine, when KL-50 deposits fluoroethyl groups onto the cells, the crosslinks are slow to form.—
Isabella Backman,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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This recipe stacks smoky sausage and hash browns on a buttery biscuit, which is finished with a tangy pepper sauce.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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At the end of lunch, the entire crew scoops their leftover food into a compost bin, and then neatly stacks their containers on top of each others.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
15 Jan. 2026
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Cocoa powder often clumps in its container.—
Erin Merhar,
Southern Living,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Banks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banks. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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