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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
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
There are some companies sitting on a cash hoard that have Wall Street’s stamp of approval.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 May 2026
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Overachiever bird Urban bowerbirds are prolific collectors, hoarding an average of 90 items per bower — with one overachiever amassing more than 300.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Noun
Though bronze objects had been found previously, with other Wendel rings reported surfacing nearby, neck rings are typically found buried with other goods or in hoards.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
There are some companies sitting on a cash hoard that have Wall Street’s stamp of approval.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 May 2026
Verb
No longer in the mode of hoarding futures and accumulating options, General Manager Pat Verbeek and his staff will now need to sift through their stockpile.
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Overachiever bird Urban bowerbirds are prolific collectors, hoarding an average of 90 items per bower — with one overachiever amassing more than 300.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoard
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If there’s money to spend, that could allow the Padres to make deals without surrendering too much of their remaining prospect stash.
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The bonus loot is because there’s a scav war going on, seemingly because the scavs found a hidden stash of loot and are now fighting over it.
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To balance the budget over the last few years, Newsom and lawmakers have dipped into the state’s reserves at a time when California is experiencing strong revenue growth, which the LAO has cautioned against.
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It is backed by a 10-minute thermal buffer tank and a 72-hour emergency water reserve to ensure continuous, fail-safe climate control.
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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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Demand for powerful chips has become essentially infinite thanks to the AI boom—yet the global supply of chips remains capped by how many EUV lithography machines one company can crank out, and by how much fab capacity one other company has available.
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According to Quantum Strategy's David Roche, Middle East oil supply is currently close to prewar levels once crude held in storage and aboard tankers is included.
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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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Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
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Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
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Luca and Gerardo treasure their parents' heritage with joy and dedication.
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The question of cultural appropriation Cultural appropriation is generally defined as when people from a dominant culture adopt or exploit a cultural practice that is treasured by another culture, without properly understanding the history or context of that practice.
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“Hoard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoard. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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