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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
Instead, riders should safely stow them away in their pockets or purse.
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Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
The crew stows equipment and puts seats into place.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
The former was vented out, while the latter had to be stowed.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
The secondary bedroom, meanwhile, is accessed by a neat folding staircase, like the one seen on the Jordy, that's stowed against the wall when not in use, freeing up space in the living room.
—Adam Williams
april 02, New Atlas, 2 Apr. 2026
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Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
The crew stows equipment and puts seats into place.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
The former was vented out, while the latter had to be stowed.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
The secondary bedroom, meanwhile, is accessed by a neat folding staircase, like the one seen on the Jordy, that's stowed against the wall when not in use, freeing up space in the living room.
—Adam Williams
april 02, New Atlas, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stow
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The first is whether a geofence is covered by the Fourth Amendment at all, and second is whether the millions of people who voluntarily signed up to have their location data stored for them essentially gave up any right to privacy.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Maintained by a team of a dozen full-time florists, the flowers for the ceremony were stored in a giant walk-in refrigerator and were delivered to the set all in one day to avoid them sitting out in the sun.—
Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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This is a smart way to stash and develop a player who could pair with kicker Will Reichard for years to come.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Winston Porter’s storage bench helps tidy things up while adding functional seating, with a generous 80-gallon capacity to stash everything from extra cushions to seasonal decor.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
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The breaks kept coming for Orlando.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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His office was spare and no nonsense, with a poster from OSHA about the importance of keeping farmworkers hydrated.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Then as now, the Chiefs traded a star player ahead of time (Tyreek Hill/Trent McDuffie) to hoard draft picks.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
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The forecast followed after the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and IEA warned countries not to hoard energy or restrict exports, to avoid worsening the crisis.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Apr. 2026
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Dander, fur, and dust can accumulate quickly, especially in spaces with carpeting or heavy foot traffic, where particles tend to settle and recirculate throughout the day.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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As people returned from their Earth Week effort to clear trash accumulated over the winter from Waukegan Municipal Beach on Saturday, two were lugging large rusted pieces of steel.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Stow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stow. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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