stockpile
noun
a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
are stockpiling
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present progressiveof stockpile.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In addition to rising fuel costs, farmers in the Central Valley say they are stockpiling fertilizer and looking for otherways to fertilize their crops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2026
Even though the outdoor events are at a sufficiently high altitude, organisers of the Milan-Cortina Games are stockpiling artificial snow, just in case.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
Residents are stockpiling their cut-down trees at a hiking trailhead nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
Then there’s the idea that those who are stockpiling aren’t necessarily keeping it all for themselves, but instead could be distributors.
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2024
Andrew Mount, from Burnham Coal Supplies, said he is seeing some customers coming back to coal from gas and claims shoppers are stockpiling.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2022
