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as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit
a bank of telephones set up for the telethon
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as in deposits
to put in an account
she always banks half of her paycheck
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Recent Examples of banks
ABC News, 1 May 2026
Newcastle is part of Tyneside, an area around the banks of the River Tyne that has been shaped by industry, a context that flows through A Great Day in Newcastle.
—Archie Forde, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
ATMs, card readers and banks sometimes go offline after hurricanes, according to FEMA and the American Red Cross.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The legislation, then, is essentially a fight between two large business interests, pitting financial companies — including Visa, Mastercard, airlines and banks — against retailers, from Target and Home Depot to local restaurants and smaller businesses.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Online banks and credit unions, in particular, tend to offer the most competitive money market rates.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
More than 130 people in the region died in the catastrophe triggered by slow-moving thunderstorms that caused the Guadalupe River to overflow its banks.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
To maximize pressure, Maleki said Washington must sustain enforcement, particularly through secondary sanctions targeting foreign banks and companies facilitating Iranian trade.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Hungarian premier-elect Peter Magyar’s incoming cabinet plans to cut taxes for low earners and held talks to repair ties with banks that frayed under Viktor Orban’s tumultuous 16 years in power.
—Andras Gergely, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
The group banks its seventh champ total.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
To them, bank lending has multiplicative qualities whereby Bank A rents $100,000 from a saver, lends out $90,000 to a borrower who then banks the money at Bank B, only for Bank B to lend out $81,000, only for the borrower to bank the $81,000 at Bank C that lends out $72,900.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
Trump has signed executive orders to reduce housing regulatory burdens and help smaller banks provide mortgages.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Newcastle is part of Tyneside, an area around the banks of the River Tyne that has been shaped by industry, a context that flows through A Great Day in Newcastle.
—Archie Forde, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
ATMs, card readers and banks sometimes go offline after hurricanes, according to FEMA and the American Red Cross.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The legislation, then, is essentially a fight between two large business interests, pitting financial companies — including Visa, Mastercard, airlines and banks — against retailers, from Target and Home Depot to local restaurants and smaller businesses.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Online banks and credit unions, in particular, tend to offer the most competitive money market rates.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
More than 130 people in the region died in the catastrophe triggered by slow-moving thunderstorms that caused the Guadalupe River to overflow its banks.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
To maximize pressure, Maleki said Washington must sustain enforcement, particularly through secondary sanctions targeting foreign banks and companies facilitating Iranian trade.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Hungarian premier-elect Peter Magyar’s incoming cabinet plans to cut taxes for low earners and held talks to repair ties with banks that frayed under Viktor Orban’s tumultuous 16 years in power.
—Andras Gergely, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
Four minute into the game, Pop Isaacs banks a 3-pointer to put the Aggies ahead 8-4.
—Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
The group banks its seventh champ total.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
To them, bank lending has multiplicative qualities whereby Bank A rents $100,000 from a saver, lends out $90,000 to a borrower who then banks the money at Bank B, only for Bank B to lend out $81,000, only for the borrower to bank the $81,000 at Bank C that lends out $72,900.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banks
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More specifically — and without spoiling a story that piles the twists as high as the corpses — Pine's an ex-British soldier pulled from his porter duties and recruited to surveil a ruthless arms dealer, Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie) staying at the hotel.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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The result piles more pressure on Starmer, the least popular prime minister since records began, according to some polls.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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In less than 10 minutes, a wooden bridge deposits us on the doorstep of a cinematic landscape that unfurls into a seemingly endless patchwork of rolling hills and glens in hues of umber, cinnamon, and ochre, flanked by mountains standing sentinel on either side.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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Commuter trains run from Washington’s Union Station to Baltimore’s Camden Station, which deposits fans right outside Oriole Park at Camden Yards.—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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The side table unfolds into six stools for gatherings, then neatly stacks back together into a stylish end piece.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
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At home, Jonathan Wright, director of the Indianapolis art museum's park and gardens, stuffs in the plants, stacks the pots, and lets everything grow.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.—
Allison DeAngelis,
STAT,
18 Feb. 2026
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However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Banks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banks. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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