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as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
an ever-growing mound of dirty laundry on the floor
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as in hill
an area of high ground
a pitcher's mound
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Recent Examples of mound
Alyssa Cooper, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
Santana played six total seasons in Minnesota after returning from the minors, and the Twins won 69 percent of his starts, playing like a 112-win team with Johan on the mound.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Take note the shape of the hole (flat or raised?), whether or not soil is mounded up, and the size (a quarter or a soccer ball?), which are all clues to the animal responsible.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
On the mound the right-hander holds a 2.55 ERA and a 2-1 record in 11 innings pitched.
—Alyssa Cooper, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
Santana played six total seasons in Minnesota after returning from the minors, and the Twins won 69 percent of his starts, playing like a 112-win team with Johan on the mound.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Verb
Several varieties are available with growth habits ranging from mounding to upright to sprawling.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Take note the shape of the hole (flat or raised?), whether or not soil is mounded up, and the size (a quarter or a soccer ball?), which are all clues to the animal responsible.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mound
Noun
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Should these banks grow larger or regulators intervene, Chime’s business model becomes vulnerable, unsettling investor confidence.—
Ron Shevlin,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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No woman should ever have to choose between her baby and her bank account.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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So Julie has become the master of this realm inside the cave and inside this enormous pile of bones.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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Add a small pile of firewood to keep the soil cool and damp and provide a spot for firefly egg-laying. Plant more native plants from your climate zone, like goldenrod, Joe Pye weed, milkweed, or switchgrass.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
11 June 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, hill peaks, or ridge tops.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
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The ride also was known for its dramatic 17-story, straight-up lift hill right out of the loading station.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Weekend writing sessions can stack into thousands per month.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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This merry, hour-long holiday extravaganza will be stacked with gifts for Bravo fans and feature a number of Yuletide Bravolebrity performances.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Standing atop the ruins of the palace at Knossos, I’m surrounded by semi-arid, wooded mountains that envelop this complicated maze.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The Darjeeling Limited underscores the folly of these men riding the rails with mountains of literal and metaphorical baggage in tow, and how the country humbles them before any healing can begin.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
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Without that goal, their attention drifts, and practice becomes boring.—
Stefan Falk,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Smoke from the recent Los Angeles wildfires drifts over the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mound. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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