Verb He mounded the food onto his plate. a desk mounded with books and papers Noun the burial mounds of an ancient people a mound of dirty laundry a mound of mashed potatoes
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To serve, mound the quinoa on each plate, top with a fish fillet, spoon some of the pan juices over the quinoa and fish, and add a lemon wedge. Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 31 May 2022 For charcoal grills, that means plenty of space for fuel and the means to either quickly add more charcoal, raise and lower the cooking surface, or a grill body that permits you to mound the charcoal up on one side for indirect cooking. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2022 The simplest method is to mound shredded leaves or bark mulch around the base of the plant to about 12 inches or so. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2021 Just don’t mound mulch up directly against the plant’s stems or trunk, which invites diseases and pests. Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 2 Aug. 2021 Transfer to a shallow serving bowl, then mound the scallions and cucumber on top.BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2021 Tear the bread into 1-inch pieces and mound them on the baking sheet.BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2021 Spice up a sandwich, garnish a salad, mound them up on just about anything that deserves the glory of their intense flavor and color. Beth Segal, cleveland, 15 Apr. 2021 Grasp the corners of the parchment and pull them toward the center to mound the granola in a pile.BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2021
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Left-hander Tyler Anderson will start on the mound for the Dodgers vs. right-hander Ryne Nelson for the Diamondbacks. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2022 Jaron Lancester collected 10 strikeouts over his four-inning performance on the mound for Hawaii. Scott Thompson, Fox News, 28 Aug. 2022 Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom will be on the mound for the Mets in the two-game series. Xl Media, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2022 The Mariners pulled ahead by five runs in the ninth inning, with Jesse Chavez on the mound for the Angels. Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 Freddy Peralta, on the mound for just his second start since returning from the injured list, made one big mistake in his five innings, a two-out, two-run homer allowed to Yandy Díaz that tied it at 2-2 in the third. Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2022 Nate Eovaldi, another candidate to be moved at the deadline, will be on the mound for the Sox. Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 While one of their most experienced players gave them their first lead, one of their youngest closed out the game and secured the victory on the mound for the Cougars in the bottom of the seventh. Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 Frankie Montas made a short and sharp return to the mound for the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, in a showing that would appear to allay concerns about his right shoulder. Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 July 2022 See More