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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The lavish presents - all clearly marked with designer labels - piled up and decorated like a Christmas tree, the expensive trips to five-star resorts around the world, the extravagant wedding parties that closed roads to traffic.
From BBC
Rubbish is piled high on street corners with no fuel for the state's garbage trucks to collect it.
From BBC
They stripped wood trim from the ship, and piled it for firewood.
From Literature
Dozens of companies from China piled into the city last year to raise overseas capital thanks to policy support from Beijing and optimised listing rules by Hong Kong regulators.
From Barron's
The tech giant has struggled to protect its bottom line amid a slowdown in advertising spending and has piled into AI in a bid to boost its earnings.
From Barron's
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