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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Stock futures were rising Wednesday as investors piled back into the shares of technology companies, buying the dip after a recent selloff.
From Barron's
Stock futures were rising Wednesday as investors piled back into the shares of technology companies, buying the dip after a recent selloff.
From Barron's
And as she piled pressure on herself, she expanded her schedule to attempt five events at the 2018 Games—later scaled back to three—and six at Beijing 2022.
Women ride past on donkey carts, piled high with vegetables, jolting over potholes deep enough to trap a wheel.
From Barron's
Two years later, he and a group of college buddies piled into vans to drive south for King’s Selma-to-Montgomery march.
From Los Angeles Times
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