as in stored
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 hoarded
Because of the stigma that persists around hoarding, people with hoarding disorder and their families tend to hold guilt and shame that is only complicated further when the person who hoarded dies.
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Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
Every park was swarming with young people who hoarded the cards, then split their connections using apps and Bluetooth.
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Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
If films are vital to our culture, then they must be shared, not hoarded and locked away.
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Raj Tawney,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
In another area, a mother and daughter, white with black spots, were saved from being hoarded and getting killed for meat.
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Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Link and his team want to use the resources hoarded inside the bunker to help restart civilization in the outside world.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Mar. 2026
Collectors hoarded them, convinced certain plush animals would someday be worth a fortune.
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Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
But the sports world hoarded the glory of Robey for only so long.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
Investors who hoarded cash last year and sat out of bonds missed out on sweet returns – but there is still time to capture some opportunities in 2026.
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
Every park was swarming with young people who hoarded the cards, then split their connections using apps and Bluetooth.
—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
If films are vital to our culture, then they must be shared, not hoarded and locked away.
—
Raj Tawney,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
In another area, a mother and daughter, white with black spots, were saved from being hoarded and getting killed for meat.
—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Link and his team want to use the resources hoarded inside the bunker to help restart civilization in the outside world.
—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Mar. 2026
Collectors hoarded them, convinced certain plush animals would someday be worth a fortune.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
But the sports world hoarded the glory of Robey for only so long.
—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
Investors who hoarded cash last year and sat out of bonds missed out on sweet returns – but there is still time to capture some opportunities in 2026.
—
Darla Mercado, Cfp®,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoarded
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The blaze ignited Wednesday at the nearly 500,000-square-foot cold storage facility run by a company called Lineage, beginning on the roof, which caused a partial collapse and moved the flames into the building, where 85 million pounds of food are stored.
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Most of the creatine in your body is stored in your muscles, and smaller amounts are stored in your brain.
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That means that the publicly available fund spending numbers don’t always capture what schools might have stashed away in their accounts.
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If your closet is one of the many that has a drawer stashed with an abundance of old T-shirts, welcome to the club.
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The compounding effects of high fuel costs along with the debt that helped finance the purchase and the upgrades to the planes accumulated quickly.
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Once those inflated bills went unpaid, interest, penalties and fees accumulated, often ending in tax foreclosure.
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“Hoarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarded. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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