pileup
Example Sentences
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In my family, birthdays arrive in a cheerful pileup.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2026
The advantages are obvious: The method could be used for future data storage and for fast data transmission at terahertz rates without the systems being slowed down by the pileup of heat.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2025
Some ended up with an inventory pileup just as shoppers pulled back their spending, leaving companies to discount goods and take a hit on their margins, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
In the middle of the night … I’m still haunted by this mawkish pileup of gospel signifiers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
It didn’t matter what eyewitnesses saw, or that the newspapers reported the next day that the Cadillac was part of the ten-car pileup on the bridge.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
