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as in stash
a supply stored up and often hidden away
keeps a hoard of empty yogurt containers in his basement workshop for storing whatnots
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as in reserve
a collection of things kept available for future use or need
she couldn't find one pencil with an eraser in her entire hoard of pencil stubs
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as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
he's been hoarding empty yogurt containers all winter, with the intention of using them to start seedlings in the spring
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Recent Examples of hoard
Book Marks
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Adrian Marsden, a coin specialist for the county, told Fox News Digital the hoard was found in 2023, near the village of Great Ellingham.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Among the toys being hoarded were chews sticks and a tennis ball.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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Noun
Characters scheme and hoard resources; at one point a player half-drowns another so the group can get a couch.
—Book Marks
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Adrian Marsden, a coin specialist for the county, told Fox News Digital the hoard was found in 2023, near the village of Great Ellingham.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
Verb
That touch of spice meant dad got to hoard the leftovers later that night.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Among the toys being hoarded were chews sticks and a tennis ball.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoard
Noun
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Eventually, straight from Kim’s personal stash to my house in Austin, one came via UPS overnight.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
4 Aug. 2025
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After a few days, the team had managed to fill 15 sacks with their concrete stash, and checked them in at the Pan Am counter of Berlin Bradenburg Airport.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Strategic compute reserves could provide emergency capacity during crises, similar to our strategic oil reserve.—
Simeon Bochev,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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That’s helped revive an idea long dismissed as fringe: revaluing the government’s gold reserves to raise cash.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When stored properly, an uncut head of cabbage can last up to two months in the fridge.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Aug. 2025
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The stackable design also makes the stools easy to store away or move around.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Your authors grew up in a time when school-children learned about the problems of an ozone hole, acid rain, and depleted tungsten supplies, not carbon emissions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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The system had obvious flaws: For one, Hamas accompanied many of the trucks and guarded much of the warehoused supplies, giving the terrorist group open access to the food.—
Seth Mandel,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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These unexplored altitudes are also where satellites burn up during their reentries and where the air pollution produced during their incineration accumulates.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Better cognitive function: Research has shown that sleeping on your side helps the body clear brain waste that accumulates in the central nervous system.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Temu and Shein had already started stockpiling goods and bulk-shipping to US warehouses to lower shipping times.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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While small dinner parties and other intimate gatherings are treasured, Southern kitchens are also known to have a bit of an open door policy.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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His music is treasured by a small but intensely dedicated fanbase that includes more than a few rock legends who came up alongside and after him.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Hoard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoard. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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