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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
a bank of telephones set up for the telethon
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Recent Examples of bank
Justin Worland/bridgetown, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
This needs to be done using a secure payment method like a credit or debit card, an online bank, PayPal or ApplePay.
Wager up to $1,500 on this first bet.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Jitender Jain, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Kraft, a Minnesota State Mankato commit and Mr. Hockey finalist with 46 goals and 49 assists for the season, banked a shot off a defender’s skate just 1:22 into the game, then deked a defender before snapping home a wrist shot at 1:34.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Potential sources of finance include development banks located in large emerging economies like Brazil and South Africa.
—Justin Worland/bridgetown, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
This needs to be done using a secure payment method like a credit or debit card, an online bank, PayPal or ApplePay.
Wager up to $1,500 on this first bet.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
McKinsey projects that generative AI could add $200 to $340 billion annually to banking by boosting productivity.
—Jitender Jain, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Kraft, a Minnesota State Mankato commit and Mr. Hockey finalist with 46 goals and 49 assists for the season, banked a shot off a defender’s skate just 1:22 into the game, then deked a defender before snapping home a wrist shot at 1:34.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bank
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As the South Bay breeze swept into the stadium, hundreds of fans who were denied entry because of a sellout set up camp on the white stone wall and hill in between the stadium and Via Pacheco road.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Nov. 2024
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That’s something Mamaw used to say to describe her or her family … hill people or hillbillies.—
Kelsie Gibson,
Peoplemag,
15 July 2024
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Perhaps most disturbingly, the researchers detected a needle-like structure that the parasitic wasps might have used to deposit their eggs in or on their prey.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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The synthetic, dual-fiber bristles (a mixture of fine and thick in density) pick up just the right amount of product to deliver streak-free full application without absorbing too much product or depositing it unevenly onto skin.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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It has now been turned into a memorial to Xavier, with teddy bears, balloons, toys and a cross — mostly in blue, Xavier’s favorite color — piled up by the garage door.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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With programs already suspended, over 90 percent of staff either on leave or terminated and lawsuits piling up, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced earlier this month that the cuts had already canceled 83 percent of U.S. foreign aid contracts.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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They had been left openly stacked by toilets, stashed in closets, and crammed in a pool pump house in a portrayal of arrogant disdain for protocols of American national security.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Kate Hudson has visited with mom Goldie Hawn and daughter Rani, and Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon hosted a getaway that included an al fresco rustic dinner stacked with A-listers from Jennifer Aniston to Kristen Bell.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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Take note the shape of the hole (flat or raised?), whether or not soil is mounded up, and the size (a quarter or a soccer ball?), which are all clues to the animal responsible.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Dec. 2024
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Carefully spoon the filling back into the potato shells, mounding the stuffing in the center.—
Lynda Balslev,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bank. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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