the stacks

plural noun

: the rows of shelves where books are stored in a library

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Assemble the stacks up to a day in advance and serve chilled. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026 Kelly noted discrepancies after a visit to the stacks. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026 Photos show the stacks of cash were well disguised among other boxes in the trailer, but a drug-sniffing K-9 was not fooled, police said. Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026 Everything else -- the screens, the ink, the stacks of blank shirts -- is ready and waiting. Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the stacks

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“The stacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20stacks. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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