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as in to stash
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
stowed candy bars, which were forbidden at the summer camp, under a board in the cabin's floor
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Recent Examples of stow
Each compartment is 21 inches wide and 10 inches deep, leaving plenty of space to stow extra throw blankets, books, magazines, remotes, chargers, board games, and other odds and ends.
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Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
19 June 2026
Receive Zone 5 Priority Boarding on Delta flights; board early, stow your carry-on bag and settle in sooner.
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Sarah Hostetler,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
Do note that inflatable foot rests are typically not allowed in exit rows, and must be stowed during takeoff and landing.
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Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2026
Put up racks and shelves to stow practical and recreational trappings.
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Emerson Latham,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for stow
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
19 June 2026
Receive Zone 5 Priority Boarding on Delta flights; board early, stow your carry-on bag and settle in sooner.
—
Sarah Hostetler,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
Do note that inflatable foot rests are typically not allowed in exit rows, and must be stowed during takeoff and landing.
—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2026
Put up racks and shelves to stow practical and recreational trappings.
—
Emerson Latham,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for stow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stow
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In this case, the move is less risky since systems running consumer chips are less likely to store data that’s valuable enough to motivate a sophisticated physical attack.
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The kidneys and glands, such as the parathyroid glands, produce hormones such as parathyroid hormone and vitamin D that act as signals to tell bone when to release calcium and phosphate into the bloodstream and when to store them.
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Try MyRecipes, our digital recipe box to stash and organize all your favorite Better Homes & Gardens recipes.
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The Tube Travel Neck Pillow doubles as a clever packing hack, with space to stash extra clothes inside.
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The Cubs kept the game plan fairly simple for Peterson in his debut following a whirlwind couple of days after learning he had been traded Wednesday evening.
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Panama can't make anything of its counter attacks and keeps losing the ball in transition.
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Furthermore, leaders like George Washington achieved greatness not by hoarding power, but by relinquishing it.
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After all, a lot of the motivation for hoarding as people age is due to fear of mistreatment when physical decline makes reliance on oth-ers indispensable.
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The military held a similar security strip from 1985 until 2000, before withdrawing after years of steady casualties, a toll that is accumulating once again.
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.
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“Stow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stow. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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