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- noun a
pile ofsand - noun mathematics ,(
computing ) any of severalmodels in which aseries of connectednodes interact with theirneighbours according to fixedrules
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
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Examples
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In reality, however, they're pursuing a different agenda: transforming this former sandpile into a shoppers 'and sun worshippers' paradise.
Letter From Dubai 2007
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There was, of course, more than a grain of truth in everything I said, but those grains, no matter how numerous, need not have become the sandpile that crushed the life out of love.
A Gloom of One's Own 2004
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Her father takes Claire to practice in the Mexican Catholic cemetery, a ratty sandpile decorated with faded plastic flowers and clacking pinwheels, colorful santos and candles, a place her father calls the boneyard.
Some Fun Antonya Nelson 2006
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Her father takes Claire to practice in the Mexican Catholic cemetery, a ratty sandpile decorated with faded plastic flowers and clacking pinwheels, colorful santos and candles, a place her father calls the boneyard.
Some Fun Antonya Nelson 2006
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Gornick, Vivian, sandpile of regret and, 173 — 174
Proper-Name Index 2004
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There was, of course, more than a grain of truth in everything I said, but those grains, no matter how numerous, need not have become the sandpile that crushed the life out of love.
A Gloom of One's Own 2004
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There was, of course, more than a grain of truth in everything I said, but those grains, no matter how numerous, need not have become the sandpile that crushed the life out of love.
A Gloom of One's Own 2004
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Her father takes Claire to practice in the Mexican Catholic cemetery, a ratty sandpile decorated with faded plastic flowers and clacking pinwheels, colorful santos and candles, a place her father calls the boneyard.
Some Fun Antonya Nelson 2006
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Gornick, Vivian, sandpile of regret and, 173 — 174
Proper-Name Index 2004
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Gornick, Vivian, sandpile of regret and, 173 — 174
Proper-Name Index 2004
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