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heaping

British  
/ ˈhiːpɪŋ /

adjective

  1. (of a spoonful) heaped

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Rising interest rates are heaping pressure on the government to cut spending while also offering new support to households in the government’s budget in May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Dozens of Muscovites, as well as several foreign diplomats, visited Borisovskoye cemetery on Monday, heaping flowers on Navalny's grave.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Admittedly, heaping this much flattery onto a tawdry piece of airport fiction adapted into a Sydney Sweeney-starring, big-screen sensation may seem hyperbolic.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

We also forecast a heaping dose of policy-provoked volatility.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Ma hovers around us, heaping rice and yellow lentils on our plates.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins