PILED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

piled

verb

Definition of piled

past tense of pile

as in stacked

to lay or throw on top of one another piled all the clothes on the chair before putting them away

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unpiled

as in huddled

to gather into a closely packed group the kids piled into the car

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Recent Examples of piled The losses piled up despite the franchise employing two of the greatest players in recent MLB history. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Customer complaints have piled up across social media as the fulfillment issues continue. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Signs quickly piled up at his roadside memorial blaming Bustillos for the chain of events and telling other drivers to slow down. — Jacob Sisneros, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 But while the Jets’ defense piled up takeaways, the rookie quarterback failed to seize the spotlight during the 23-6 loss to the Giants. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026 On his first 10 carries Payne piled up 102 yards, but his next 15 resulted in just 40. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026 These disagreements have piled onto existing disputes, feeding resentment and making the region’s differences harder to manage. — Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026 Following these wildfires, coverage grew scarce, non-renewals piled up and loyal clients landed on the FAIR Plan, the state’s insurer of last resort, because there was nowhere else left to go. — Brandon Okita, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026 But after Annapurna moved from financing its movies to distributing them in 2017, costs rose, flops piled up, and Megan Ellison scaled back her ambitions. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026

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Each 10-megawatt reactor on a barge can power the equivalent of about 10,000 homes, can be moved via tugboats, and can be stacked alongside each other for extra power generation.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Nor are our efforts to hire better doomed, even though the odds are stacked against us.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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piled (up)

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