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as in loads
a considerable amount
she always has a heap of good ideas you're in a heap of trouble for missing curfew!
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2
as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
found her shoe under a heap of clothes on the floor
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as in to lavish
to give readily and in large quantities
the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot
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as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
heaped her plate with spaghetti
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Recent Examples of heap
Joshua Partlow,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2026
Other video showed massive piles of debris as people climbed and searched around the colossal heaps.
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Osmary Hernández,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
The Angels manager also heaped praise on his friend when asked what makes Kotsay special.
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Jason Burke,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
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Noun
The rubble towered over her in a heap of broken concrete and twisted metal.
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Joshua Partlow,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2026
Other video showed massive piles of debris as people climbed and searched around the colossal heaps.
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Osmary Hernández,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Verb
Kansas City police Commissioners used their first public comments since a series of recent high-profile gun violence crimes, including a highway shooter who remains at large, to heap praise upon the department for their work.
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Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
The Angels manager also heaped praise on his friend when asked what makes Kotsay special.
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Jason Burke,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heap
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Double bag any heavy trash bags or loads that contain a lot of wet food to prevent rips and leaks.
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Battery systems could support those loads alongside renewable generation or other power sources.
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Putting diseased plant material in your compost pile and using unclean or dull pruning tools also increases the risk of transmitting issues from plant to plant.
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The growing pile of credible critics is a direct challenge to that thesis.
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Bogost lavishes praise on hobbies (fly-fishing), crafts (knitting), and trades (woodworking) as ways to dwell in sensory experience.
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In their Canon 18x50 IS binoculars review, our expert Jason Parnell-Brookes awarded them four stars, lavishing praise on their optics, image stabilization, ease of use and more.
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For the first time, disparate bank technology stacks around the world will connect through GSSP infrastructure that digitizes manual workflows.
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Anthropologie’s Summer Sale is pampering fashion insiders with 50-percent-off deals stacked on top of already on-sale buys, reflected in cart.
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Rather than designing a luxury escape filled with domestic gadgets, the architects have shaped a home that encourages slowing down and reconnecting with nature.
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Through the risk of lightning, sticky humidity and a winding line filled with thousands of chanting fans, Argentine fans flooded Bayfront Park with a sea of blue jerseys.
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Each scoop lifted tons of earth and rock as engineers raced to complete one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in history.
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It is designed to place nearly a half-ton of payload mass into low-Earth orbit.
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No chopping, no cooking and zero cleanup—just shake, pour and enjoy.
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Almost too perfectly, a news release confirming the nuptials was sent out as rain started pouring and a sense of calm enveloped the area.
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It's packed with efficacious skin care ingredients to smooth and firm mature complexions.
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England adjusted its strategy to protect its lead, packing the front of goal.
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“Heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heap. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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