heap

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This game began, appropriately enough, with Angela Dugalic blocking Aston Judd’s shot and then glaring at her as the Longhorn lay in a heap.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Some crafty artifice and a heap of negative space aren’t enough to fill the void left by a complete lack of narrative sense.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Patrick mows the grass in the garden and puts the cuttings on the compost heap.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

I was at the top of the heap in the movie business and still felt that I was watching from a folding chair in Wassenaar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Instead of a closet, there was a large cardboard box that had once held a refrigerator and would now hold the three children’s clothes, all piled in a heap.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket