piling (up)

present participle of pile (up)
as in accumulating
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass snow piling up in the driveway at a rapid pace

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piling (up)
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  • Once your fluid volume is restored, fluid treatment is stopped to avoid accumulating excessive fluid.
    Sayaka Blickenderfer, PhD, Health, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Many suggest using strategies such as balance transfers, debt snowball or avalanche repayment methods, and setting up automatic payments to avoid accumulating more interest.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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  • Now that Easter is approaching and the family will be gathering together, the woman is concerned about once again putting her elder daughter in an uncomfortable position of being excluded.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • An intense scrupulousness is still required of those tasked with gathering insight into players.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Piling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piling%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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