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  • plural of heap.
  • present tense form of heap (3rd person singular).

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The buildings collapsed into heaps, exposing thick layers of styrofoam that had been used as mortar between slabs of concrete.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

Chile imports more sulfuric acid than any other country and uses it to leach copper from huge heaps of ore.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

And heaps of trash, some of which blocked sidewalks and some of which spilled off curbs and into streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

His wife Jean died in 2009 at the age of 62, decades after she was exposed to asbestos when walking past heaps of the material resembling "the white cliffs of Dover" as a child.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Occasionally it shifted, and the twigs collapsed into soft, ashy heaps.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill




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