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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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as in piles
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 pours
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 fills
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
heaped her plate with spaghetti
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Recent Examples of heaps
Osmary Hernández,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
How about heaps of photos of the guys with haircuts, guyliner, and nail polish, and CD booklets sodden with semen, blood, and piss?
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2026
If the Panthers can’t work out a short-term extension for Bobrovsky for another run at the Cup, Binnington is the next-closest thing with heaps of big game experience.
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Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
As one of Montana’s longest standing dude ranches, the property is constantly reimagining through refined design, a wildly impressive staff, and heaps of annual events bringing loads of travelers, from local to first-time ranchers alike.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
Archaeologists have been cataloging dump sites since at least the early 19th century, when Danish scientists began pawing through heaps of mollusk shells that had been discarded by their Stone Age ancestors.
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Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Luckily, the heaps of flattery didn't go to his head.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 May 2026
Aerial views on Friday revealed heaps of crumpled structures on the ground, with just one tower and the water tank still standing.
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Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
This last sneak peek serves up heaps of colorful heroic set pieces as He-Man recruits a fearsome force to storm Castle Greyskull and reclaim the throne from his hateful nemesis.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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
How about heaps of photos of the guys with haircuts, guyliner, and nail polish, and CD booklets sodden with semen, blood, and piss?
—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2026
If the Panthers can’t work out a short-term extension for Bobrovsky for another run at the Cup, Binnington is the next-closest thing with heaps of big game experience.
—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
As one of Montana’s longest standing dude ranches, the property is constantly reimagining through refined design, a wildly impressive staff, and heaps of annual events bringing loads of travelers, from local to first-time ranchers alike.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
Archaeologists have been cataloging dump sites since at least the early 19th century, when Danish scientists began pawing through heaps of mollusk shells that had been discarded by their Stone Age ancestors.
—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Luckily, the heaps of flattery didn't go to his head.
—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 May 2026
Aerial views on Friday revealed heaps of crumpled structures on the ground, with just one tower and the water tank still standing.
—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
This last sneak peek serves up heaps of colorful heroic set pieces as He-Man recruits a fearsome force to storm Castle Greyskull and reclaim the throne from his hateful nemesis.
—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
Verb
The Deb drama is far from over, as the film's director and costar Rebel Wilson heaps new allegations onto the already sizable legal pile.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heaps
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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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This could include sniffing around more than usual or barking and growling at odd places like piles of leaves.
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The alternating placements of the piles/objects are very precise, which creates a series of chicanes, indicating they are not intended as obstructions but rather to prevent rapid ingress and egress by any vehicle toward the tunnels.
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In the low-elevation deserts of Eastern California, the sun sits high in the sky during late June and pours energy into the ground for much of the day.
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As the Judgment of Paris turns 50, winemaker Kristy Melton opens Freemark Abbey’s archives, pours historic bottles and reflects on what nearly 140 years of unbroken Napa history still has to say.
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Another scans and stacks them for the next part of the warehouse process.
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To overcome the physical scaling limits facing modern chip designers, IBM’s new nanostack architecture vertically stacks transistors in a staggered layout to pack more transistors into the same chip space.
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On The Porch There’s a particular kind of magic that comes when the sun dips below the treetops and the soundtrack of a summer evening fills the air—crickets, cicadas, and whip-poor-wills.
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Rihanna fills two spaces on the Billboard Global 200 and three on the Billboard Global Excl.
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Having a few good friends can be more meaningful than having tons.
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There are tons of other great Spanx deals to shop over the Fourth of July weekend.
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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 one particularly confessional episode, the Belgian star lavishes his wife with praise while waxing lyrical about his past mistakes.
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Everyone is familiar with the old saw that those unversed in history are condemned to repeat it, which packs a certain irony 250 years into our democratic experiment.
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Both are made with Lululemon’s ultra-soft Softreme fabric, which packs a velvety feel that is smooth against the skin.
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