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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
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
If this had happened today, there would be mounds of evidence: blurry TikTok clips, tagged Instagram posts, shaky iPhone videos capturing every joke.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Mike Fitzpatrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
In southern Mexico, tailings mounds up to 400 years old have become part of the landscape, says Rafael del Río Salas, a geochemist at the Institute of Geology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
—Byroberto González, science.org, 25 July 2024
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Noun
The mounds span the 310 miles (500 kilometers) between Mawrth Vallis and Oxia Planum, but the majority of the mounds in the study are closer to Mawrth Vallis, located in the lowlands north and west of the area.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
If this had happened today, there would be mounds of evidence: blurry TikTok clips, tagged Instagram posts, shaky iPhone videos capturing every joke.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
When he’s cleared to throw again, the right-hander will need to start by playing catch on flat ground before building back up to mound work.
—Mike Fitzpatrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
In southern Mexico, tailings mounds up to 400 years old have become part of the landscape, says Rafael del Río Salas, a geochemist at the Institute of Geology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
—Byroberto González, science.org, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mound
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Her bank account remained untouched, credit cards unused and possessions abandoned.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Chopra had led the bureau since 2021 and frequently took on big banks.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
3 Feb. 2025
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If not suitable for propagation, branch trimmings can be kept for a wildlife-sheltering brush pile or added to a compost pile.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2025
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Up close with extraterrestrial biology Bennu is a carbon-rich space rock known as a rubble pile asteroid.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the rolling hills of Kentucky where most of the world’s bourbon supply is crafted, the prospect of a new trade war feels like an aching hangover that won’t go away.—
Bruce Schreiner,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Smaller homes dot rolling hills, as do trees and villagers.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2025
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Popular on Variety The easy way to make a social-justice drama about a man who has been incarcerated and is trying to go straight is to demonstrate that the system is stacked against him.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Editor tip: To go from day to night, stack two different shades of eyeliner on top of each other.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
24 Jan. 2025
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Once the backcountry skiers were located on the mountain, air support learned two of the three men were injured and could not walk.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Santa Ana winds—hot, dry gusts descending from inland mountains—and severe drought conditions have created a perfect environment for wildfires to ignite rapidly and spread uncontrollably.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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If possible, have IT data architects and model governance experts review data and what will be used to train the AI model to avoid bias, hallucinations and drift. 3.—
Venky Yerrapotu,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Around 2015, the drift slowed to about 21.7 miles (35 kilometers) per year.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mound. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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