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garbage piled up vs garbage piled

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Garbage piled up' is used to describe a situation where garbage has accumulated over time, while 'garbage piled' is used to describe a current state of garbage being stacked or arranged in a pile.

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garbage piled up

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe a situation where garbage has accumulated over time.

This phrase is used to indicate that garbage has accumulated or increased in quantity over a period of time.

Examples:

  • The garbage piled up in the alley after the strike.
  • We need to clean up the garbage piled up in the backyard.
  • Due to the delay in collection, the garbage piled up on the streets.
  • The smell was unbearable with all the garbage piled up in the room.
  • The garbage piled up outside the building attracted rats.
  • Luna Suites Photo: Next door garbage piled up. Luna Suites. 300 Yards North Beach, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize (Formerly Kama Beach Club and ...
  • A Palestinian child stands near garbage piled up in a street in Gaza City, 15 April 2007. (Hatem Omar/MaanImages). Mountains of garbage, billowing smoke, ...
  • Nov 7, 2014 ... Mandur villagers have to bear with the stench emanating from the garbage piled up at the landfill (Photo: DC). BENGALURU: Mayor N.
  • Nov 6, 2014 ... Mandur villagers have to bear with the stench emanating from the garbage piled up at the landfill (Photo: DC). BENGALURU: The state ...

Alternatives:

  • garbage accumulated
  • garbage stacked up
  • garbage heaped up
  • garbage amassed
  • garbage collected

garbage piled

This phrase is correct and is used to describe a current state of garbage being stacked or arranged in a pile.

This phrase is used to describe the act of stacking or arranging garbage in a pile at the present moment.

Examples:

  • The workers were busy with the garbage piled in the corner.
  • He noticed the garbage piled near the dumpster.
  • She saw the garbage piled neatly by the curb.
  • The garbage piled in the truck was ready for disposal.
  • The children played near the garbage piled in the park.
  • Jan 7, 2015 ... Garbage Piled Outside North Sea Dump After New Year's Closing ... residents left hundreds of pounds of garbage piled outside the gates in ...
  • Garbage piled adjacent to Masjid Bahadur Yar Jung, Begum Bazar. Friday, 23 January 2015. next>>. Share on facebookRecommend Share on twitterTwitter ...
  • Feb 5, 2014 ... Garbage Piled High Amid Worker Strike in Cambodian Capital. Phnom Penh is littered with trash after sanitation workers walk off the job on Feb ...
  • An extra garbage charge will be applied. Also, if the weight of the full can exceeds 60 lbs., an extra garbage charge will be applied. Garbage piled on top of the ...

Alternatives:

  • garbage stacked
  • garbage heaped
  • garbage arranged in a pile
  • garbage accumulated in a pile
  • garbage put in a pile

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