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as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
an ever-growing mound of dirty laundry on the floor
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as in hill
an area of high ground
a pitcher's mound
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Recent Examples of mound
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
There, the clip shows shifts focus to another Red Sox player, pitcher Bryan Bello, playing with his newborn before cutting to Bello on the mound.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
When he’s cleared to throw again, the right-hander will need to start by playing catch on flat ground before building back up to mound work.
—Mike Fitzpatrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
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Noun
And in six short weeks, Alcantara will be on the mound at loanDepot park to kick off the Marlins’ season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
There, the clip shows shifts focus to another Red Sox player, pitcher Bryan Bello, playing with his newborn before cutting to Bello on the mound.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
The cones provide additional protection around small rose bushes and tea roses when mounding soil or mulch.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
When he’s cleared to throw again, the right-hander will need to start by playing catch on flat ground before building back up to mound work.
—Mike Fitzpatrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mound
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Inflation in Russia is predicted to decrease this year to between 7 and 8 percent, still well above its 4 percent goal, which the bank said would be reached in 2027.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The bank initiated coverage on the medical device company with an overweight rating and set its price target at $255, which reflects more than 24% upside from Thursday’s close.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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The boy was dressed in a black T-shirt and baggy jeans, and with a pile of black curls on top.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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On the ground, an occasional fallen palm tree and piles of red palm fruit scattered along the roadsides.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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Mentone Alabama is known for its rolling green hills, but in the northeastern corner of the state, just a few miles from the Georgia border, the tiny village of Mentone is decidedly a mountain town.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
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The former gym owner and software developer would don a grizzly getup at every ski hill.—
Max Scheinblum,
The Denver Post,
14 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s second term cabinet is stacked with prominent China hawks, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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The emotional toll of rehashing the past is honored, as the film sequences stack tragedies alongside a surge of cautious hope.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Most people associate skiing there with the Dolomites, the massive mountain range in the northeast.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2025
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The quiet solitude of having a whole mountain to yourself is truly an unmatched experience — not to mention getting first tracks all day long.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Aluf Benn, editor of the left-wing Haaretz newspaper, writes that the support reflects a mainstream drift toward the once-marginal ideas of the followers of the late far-right Rabbi Meir Kahane, whose party was outlawed as racist.—
Dina Kraft,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Feb. 2025
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An Omaha freight train was stalled in a drift west of Jordan Sunday night.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mound. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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