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to lay or throw on top of one another
stacked the split logs by the house
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Recent Examples of stacked
Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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
The new restaurants will be stacked, with Joey on street level and Telefèric Barcelona on the floor above.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Every wall was stacked to the ceiling with thousands of suicide drones, ready for assembly and waiting for the appropriate warhead, to be determined by whatever the next day’s priority targets would be.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
In the decades since Manabe’s groundbreaking work, study after study has stacked evidence to confirm the startling accuracy of his prediction.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
In the last few years, though, there have been more Monday doubleheaders stacked together, especially toward the front end of football season.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
All three should have a much greater opportunity to contribute than Boston’s young players had in previous years, when the team was stacked with All-Star-caliber veterans and contending for championships.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Against an international field stacked with future professionals — 288 golfers in total — Viskari strung together four of the steadiest rounds of his career to advance to the match-play stage, where only the top 64 qualified.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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
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
The new restaurants will be stacked, with Joey on street level and Telefèric Barcelona on the floor above.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Every wall was stacked to the ceiling with thousands of suicide drones, ready for assembly and waiting for the appropriate warhead, to be determined by whatever the next day’s priority targets would be.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
In the decades since Manabe’s groundbreaking work, study after study has stacked evidence to confirm the startling accuracy of his prediction.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
In the last few years, though, there have been more Monday doubleheaders stacked together, especially toward the front end of football season.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
All three should have a much greater opportunity to contribute than Boston’s young players had in previous years, when the team was stacked with All-Star-caliber veterans and contending for championships.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Against an international field stacked with future professionals — 288 golfers in total — Viskari strung together four of the steadiest rounds of his career to advance to the match-play stage, where only the top 64 qualified.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stacked
Verb
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Without health insurance, the bills piled up, roughly $24,000.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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Its last two, led largely by QB Ryan Staub at tempo, piled up 181 late in the second quarter.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Pair guests up to form teams and start with pre-built houses to minimize hassle and mess.—
Annie O'Sullivan,
Good Housekeeping,
21 Sep. 2022
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The locals were even more prepared: The U.K broadcaster ITV fielded multiple trucks, camera rigs, crews and reporters at key locations in London and Windsor, including a pre-built studio with lighting and furniture in Windsor, according to Variety.—
Maria Puente,
USA TODAY,
15 Sep. 2022
Adjective
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Boston had ample scoring opportunities, particularly early in Tuesday’s loss.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Soil moisture also plays a huge role, with the MSU Forestry Extension adding that ample precipitation is required for the most robust displays of color.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The shapely 24-year-old advertising saleswoman wore a black swimsuit with a white Playboy bunny across the front.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Regular Janes posted their amateurish snapshots, showcasing lean yet shapely physiques attained through weight training, minimal to no cardio, and a caloric intake generous enough to make Marie Claire vomit.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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The formula gets bonus points for not feeling sticky, not traveling or feathering, and smoothing out lip lines for a plump, pouty effect.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The prickly pear extract soothe irration and the brand’s signature VIP O2 complex evens your skin tone and hydrates without any tightness, leaving your face plump, clean, and ready for anything.—
Tanya Akim,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Our silhouettes, with their small waists and voluptuous curves, embody strength and elegance.—
Ugonnaora Owoh,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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While assisting her father, Ruysch learned to draw, in time developing a style that combined a taste for color—at once delicate and voluptuous—with a naturalist’s tactile curiosity.—
Cullen Murphy,
Air Mail,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For its part, the NFL says those markets are ripe for monetary distortion or manipulation.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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From these experiences, Austen must have concluded that throwing together a play was a ripe scenario for generating drama and tension between a close set of characters in her fiction.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Around this time, Gaudí was overseeing the building of the Casa Milà, a sumptuously curvaceous apartment building in Barcelona.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Organic materials, earthy hues, and curvaceous furnishings add to the sense of calm and comfort within homes designed by Newport Beach’s Laura Brophy Interiors.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Stacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stacked. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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