1
as in piling
to form into a pile or ridge of earth
mound the mulch around the plants
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as in stacking
to lay or throw on top of one another
mounding slices of cheese on top of her sandwich meat
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Recent Examples of mounding
Pruning 'Kaleidoscope' Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' Abelia naturally develops a low mounding crown that requires little pruning to maintain.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
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Medical bills, rehabilitation expenses and everyday expenses begin piling up; not only does the resulting time away from work spill into day-to-day productivity and team performance, but also long-term engagement, morale and retention.—
Mark Berookim,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Many of these homes are now piling up on the Florida market, remaining unsold for longer than any time in the past five years.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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With time running out, the Yankees need to start stacking wins and hoping for Blue Jays losses.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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And over the past nine months, a team of judges has been measuring it, pinpointing the exact location of the wave’s base, then stacking images of Slebir’s crouched pose on top of each other like a totem pole up the face of the wave.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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In a final step, the powder was mixed with a carrier liquid, in which the microparticles stayed suspended without clumping together.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Mounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mounding. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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