piled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of piled
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English: “covered with hair”; pile 3, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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With Washington and Tehran possibly set to return to the negotiating table, investors piled back into risk assets.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Evidence for this can be found in the Cboe index put-call ratio, which dropped to its lowest level since 2019 on Tuesday as traders piled into bullish call options.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
As the toys piled up outside the facility, a small group of protesters spilled onto Alameda Street, between Aliso and Temple streets.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
We piled into the Jeep, which he had just purchased, to get to dinner one night.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Perugia slid the Mona Lisa into an opening in the wall and piled firewood in front of it.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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