as in piles
a small quantity of stones heaped together that usually marks a place
A cairn of loose stones marked the site.
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The lawn may soon be covered in piles of leaves.—
Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
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For Zone 2, which is the area beyond Zone 1 up to 100 feet from a building, property owners are required to keep grass trimmed, space out shrubs and trees, and keep a 10-foot buffer around wood piles.—
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Flatten mounds to about 3/4 inch thick and 3-inch diameter.—
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Taken from burial mounds in southeast Minnesota, the remains had been held by Minnesota institutions for many decades.—
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Once a marker of lineage and tradition, a pinky ring is now the perfect platform on which its wearer signals their personal style—a tiny stage for diamonds, stacks, or just a single, simple gold band.—
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The leather straps for restraining limbs are still there on opposite ends underneath stacks of paper.—
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Nana and Ramos came with heaps of out-of-the-world victuals—Levallois chicken, the best chicken in the world (handpicked on the farm by the butcher), or a leg of Levallois lamb that was every bit as incomparable.—
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The former is the owner of a New York City hotspot; the latter is a man on the run from loan sharks, with heaps of personal issues and bad debts hounding him.—
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“Cairns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cairns. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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