pileup
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accretion, accumulation, assemblage, collection, cumulation, cumulus, gathering, lodgment (or lodgement)
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The fatal pileup happened about 10:55 a.m. in the westbound lanes of I-66 before the exit for Route 28, according to Bill Delaney of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, "One person killed in multivehicle crash on I-66 in Northern Virginia," 24 Aug. 2019 As a storm began to brew over Seattle, the intense fog caused a major pileup on the freeway, leaving a very pregnant Teddy (Kim Raver) sitting in traffic while in labor. — Christina Dugan, PEOPLE.com, "Grey's Anatomy Stars Share Back-to-Work Photos While Filming Season 16," 1 Aug. 2019 Washington in the Trump era can often feel like a sort of bumper-car ride of competing news cycles, devolving into a pileup of rival controversies, scandals, and social-media contretemps. — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, "âCongratulations Again, Mr. Presidentâ: Trump and the Co-opting of the G.O.P.," 12 July 2019 But by the time Oldmanâs character returns, a pileup of premises has made the movie unwieldy. — Noel Murray, latimes.com, "Reviews: Gary Oldman in âKillers Anonymousâ; plus âThe 16th Episodeâ and more," 27 June 2019 Bosaâs right ankle got injured Aug. 7 in a pileup at practice. — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, "49ers Jerick McKinnon has familiar setback, Nick Bosa progressing well," 28 Aug. 2019 Footage from the scene showed at least two sedans, a small SUV and a pickup were involved in the pileup. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, "9 injured in fiery multi-vehicle National City crash," 1 July 2019 The pileup of crises proves to be a bit more than director Alexandre Aja and screenwriters Michael and Shawn Rasmussen can handle. — Noel Murray, latimes.com, "Review: Giant gators and a mega-hurricane are undermined by daddy issues in âCrawlâ," 11 July 2019 Republicans say the pileup proves the tax measure is already delivering on its promise, while Democrats dismiss the announcements as public relations stunts and say that only sustained, widespread wage gains should count. — Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, "The Finance 202: Choose your news on the tax law: Boom or Bust?," 30 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pileup.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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