as in piled
to form into a pile or ridge of earth
hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze
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Our recipe starts with a bed of creamy refried beans, is then topped with a sour cream mixture, and then piled high with guacamole, salsa, cheese, lettuce, and homemade pico de gallo.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Collins spoke to The Charlotte Observer in August, before more criticism from former staffers piled up against Sheriff Garry McFadden.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Sep. 2025
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Excavating wetlands, as various studies have suggested, would yield soil that could be mounded into sound-blocking berms, as at Brooklyn Bridge Park; lookouts, as on Governors Island; and undulating grasslands like those at Freshkills.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
9 Sep. 2025
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Rows of these sleds could be packed next to each other in a 1U shelf and these shelves stacked in a rack.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The moist and tender carrot cake is also stacked three layers high and frosted with Brown-Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Patriots banked on their front four and a couple of turnovers late to save them.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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The runner banked in off the glass.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Hilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilled. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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