banked

verb

past tense of bank
1
as in piled
to form into a pile or ridge of earth banked sand into little mounds on the beach

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2
as in deposited
to put in an account she always banks half of her paycheck

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Recent Examples of banked The Wildcats thumped Colorado last Saturday in their final game at the makeshift facility, banked along Lake Michigan, that has served as the team’s temporary home for the last two years. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Shortly after leaving Boston, American Airlines Flight 11 to Los Angeles banked south near Albany and raced down the Hudson River Valley. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026 The temperature was in the teens, and the streets were banked with ice. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Harris actually banked in her first 3-pointer of the final quarter, a sign of things to come. — James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Trump had banked with Capital One for more than a decade before the accounts were closed. — Ken Sweet, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 The wide specialized entry banked an opening frame of $596,324. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 July 2026 Bauman has banked his own and says that not a week passes without a celebrity inquiry. — Ramona Saviss, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 Nia Coffey banked in a 3-pointer on the Lynx’s next possession for an 11-point lead. — Daily News, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banked
  1. piled
  2. deposited
  3. stacked
  4. mounded
Verb
  • On a recent Sunday afternoon, shoppers crowded the aisles at Tri Ocean Seafood Market on South Federal Boulevard, weaving around carts piled high with dragon fruit, Thai bananas and bundles of fresh herbs.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Brats in buns were piled high with brown mustard and sauerkraut, while a sausage sampler platter (for $18) featured three types of German sausages and spaetzle.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of piled
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  • At one point in the official music video, Rock appears to be bathed in a holy light and raptured up to heaven, only to be deposited back on stage in his Tupac T-shirt fronting a rock band featuring a gospel choir.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
  • When the quantum of color deposited by the brush diminishes, and grows lighter, its essence as paint applied by brush reveals itself.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of deposited
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  • Elsewhere, the Bound for Glory card is stacked with championship and grudge matches.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • During Trautman’s visit in the fall of 1942, when matériel was unloaded off the coast of Australia, it was stacked on the beaches, fully exposed to the elements.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of stacked
Verb
  • The uniform mounded shape and purple hues of the flower spikes, along with the contrasting silvery foliage, add attractive structure and framing along the edges of paved walkways.
    — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 22 June 2026
  • Kent mounded up soil the couple bought from GreatSoil to create some elevation.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Definition of mounded

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“Banked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banked. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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