stack
noun
a more or less orderly pile or heap.
have stacked
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present perfectof stack.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Authorities in Islamabad have stacked up shipping containers to block key access routes to the capital city.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Eventually, one too many social gaffes have stacked up into a rickety pile, and Joe can’t help but play the Big Bad Wolf.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
If you have stacked loans from different lenders, log in to each provider portal and create a master spreadsheet of your total balances, due dates and remaining payments.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
Seventeen different franchises have stacked up titles in the interim—four of which weren’t even in the NBA the last time the Knicks won it all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
The men who have real money wouldn't touch it, but the people we're appealing to have stacked theirs up a cent at a time, and they are afraid of all investments—even of the banks.
From Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford by George Randolph Chester
