pile in
phrasal verb
piled in; piling in; piles in
of a group of people, animals, etc.
: to move into a place or vehicle quickly
She parked the van and we all piled in.
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Her new bar and pizzeria recently made its debut in west Olathe, and customers have been piling in.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
Just like December is Oscars season, with films rushing into theaters to qualify for awards, now March and April have become Emmys season for TV shows, with prestige TV hopefuls piling in before the May 31 Emmys deadline.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
Animal control officers are looking to locate the owner of a cat that was found in a carrier in a snow pile in Meriden on Saturday and later died.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025
And scooping up material from a rock pile in space is a lot more challenging than mining the Earth.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
Just like December is Oscars season, with films rushing into theaters to qualify for awards, now March and April have become Emmys season for TV shows, with prestige TV hopefuls piling in before the May 31 Emmys deadline.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
Animal control officers are looking to locate the owner of a cat that was found in a carrier in a snow pile in Meriden on Saturday and later died.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025
And scooping up material from a rock pile in space is a lot more challenging than mining the Earth.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Pile in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pile%20in. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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