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piling up

ADJECTIVE
increasing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
developing expanding growing rising
STRONG
accumulating augmenting booming broadening enlarging flourishing maturing multiplying proliferating snowballing sprouting swelling waxing widening
WEAK
getting big
NOUN
rise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceleration advance ascent boost climb growth hike increment inflation progress surge upsurge upswing upturn
STRONG
accession accretion addition advancement aggrandizement augmentation breakthrough distention doubling enlargement heightening intensification intensifying markup multiplication promotion raise step-up swell upgrade waxing
WEAK
stacking up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline decrease failure hindrance stagnation
STRONG
deduction lessening reduction shrinkage subtraction
WEAK
drop fall slump worsening

Example Sentences

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When delays start piling up and patients become upset, employee burnout and even errors may be more likely to happen.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Either way, the profits are piling up for the banks, which charge investors depending on the complexity of their trades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

They don’t have bills piling up because they can’t afford to pay them.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Troubles are already piling up around De Zerbi's feet like rubble and he has barely got his feet under the desk.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The others explained that the snow was early, that we were never supposed to see it, but there it was, piling up around us as we tried to sleep at night.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown