as in piled
to form into a pile or ridge of earth
hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze
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Pepperoni pizza meets bite-sized sandwiches in pizza sliders that are piled high with layers of provolone and mozzarella slices, basil, pepperoni, and pizza sauce.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2026 -
From the Japanese point of view, leaving rubbish piled up in a stadium would be a bother to others.—
Stephen Wade,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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One stretch, called Stuyvesant Cove Park, comprises only a floodable esplanade with plantings mounded up to the top of an eight-foot-high barrier wall that rises from street level and runs along an elevated section of FDR Drive.—
James S. Russell,
Bloomberg,
13 Mar. 2026
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The cheese, though, is white Prairie Breeze, shaved fine and mounded like a snowdrift atop the bowl.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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The county posted a stop-work order on the building, which had plywood animal cages stacked in the back even though the last use permit for the building allowed only vehicle storage.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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That’s how strong, how deep, this roster is — four lines of speed and steel stacked one on top of the other.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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That’s Penguins defenseman Kris Letang, who banked that in off the glass — watch the puck come in from top left of the image, carom off the glass and Flyers goalie Dan Vladar into the net.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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While returning to his base after the training mission, the wingman suddenly banked his jet because two fellow pilots on the lead aircraft were trying to film him with their phones.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Hilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilled. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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