as in piling
to lay or throw on top of one another
stacked the split logs by the house
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Recent Examples of stacking
Jaguars senior Valentine operated from the mid-post like a certain Joker who plays a few miles down the road, stacking dimes on silver platters and scoring 13 points around the rim.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
The Huskies have had too many such games in too short a span for an outside observer to feel good about their chances of stacking six solid performances in the NCAA Tournament.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
Three years later, the American players have agreed, stacking the roster with stars like Judge and Harper, kids like Pete Crow-Armstrong, vets like Kyle Schwarber and Big Dumpers named Cal Raleigh, all transforming this occasional baseball oddity into must-see TV.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Hentges said the Storm’s mentality before the break was stacking defensive stops, and that mindset carried over into the second half.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
The port is also providing additional storage area to the terminals for stacking such additional cargo.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2026
They are built by stacking multiple memory dies, each thinner than a human hair, with microscopic precision.
—Ian King, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
And because these trips rely on stacking PTO with existing days off, they can be planned far in advance, which often means better flight deals.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Unlike a solitaire ring which features a single prominent gem, eternity bands can be customized with multiple stones to maximize their symbolic meaning and stacking possibilities.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
The Huskies have had too many such games in too short a span for an outside observer to feel good about their chances of stacking six solid performances in the NCAA Tournament.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
Three years later, the American players have agreed, stacking the roster with stars like Judge and Harper, kids like Pete Crow-Armstrong, vets like Kyle Schwarber and Big Dumpers named Cal Raleigh, all transforming this occasional baseball oddity into must-see TV.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Hentges said the Storm’s mentality before the break was stacking defensive stops, and that mindset carried over into the second half.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
The port is also providing additional storage area to the terminals for stacking such additional cargo.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2026
They are built by stacking multiple memory dies, each thinner than a human hair, with microscopic precision.
—Ian King, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
And because these trips rely on stacking PTO with existing days off, they can be planned far in advance, which often means better flight deals.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Unlike a solitaire ring which features a single prominent gem, eternity bands can be customized with multiple stones to maximize their symbolic meaning and stacking possibilities.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stacking
piling
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The oil blockade has crushed tourism, fueled unaffordable gas prices, forced hospitals to ration care and left garbage piling up in the streets.—
Rafi Schwartz,
TheWeek,
17 Mar. 2026
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And new problems are piling up at a dizzying rate.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Stacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stacking. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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