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
Even if someone were able to go in and forcibly clean out her apartment, it could just get hoarded again.
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Jan. 2026
Growth should not come at the cost of displacement, and prosperity should be shared, not hoarded.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025
At issue is a lawsuit Missouri filed alleging that China hoarded personal protective equipment during the early months of the pandemic, harming the state and its residents.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
While billions of pennies remain in circulation, shortages are expected as coins are lost, removed from circulation by collectors or hoarded.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Participants also hoarded supplies, broke quarantine, and even intentionally tried to become superspreaders, a phenomenon later also seen during the pandemic.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
That November 2013 visit led to a weeklong FBI seizure in April 2014 that captured worldwide attention as people questioned how and why a nonagenarian Hoosier, considered a pillar of his community, hoarded cultural treasures for so long while evading the law.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Where my generation hoarded privacy, Nat’s seemed to dissolve it.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
In 1907, banks hoarded cash, freezing credit and forcing fire sales.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Jan. 2026
Growth should not come at the cost of displacement, and prosperity should be shared, not hoarded.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025
At issue is a lawsuit Missouri filed alleging that China hoarded personal protective equipment during the early months of the pandemic, harming the state and its residents.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
While billions of pennies remain in circulation, shortages are expected as coins are lost, removed from circulation by collectors or hoarded.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Participants also hoarded supplies, broke quarantine, and even intentionally tried to become superspreaders, a phenomenon later also seen during the pandemic.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
That November 2013 visit led to a weeklong FBI seizure in April 2014 that captured worldwide attention as people questioned how and why a nonagenarian Hoosier, considered a pillar of his community, hoarded cultural treasures for so long while evading the law.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Where my generation hoarded privacy, Nat’s seemed to dissolve it.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
In 1907, banks hoarded cash, freezing credit and forcing fire sales.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoarded
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The term sovereign cloud broadly relates to cloud computing services where the data is stored, handled and not moved out of a specific jurisdiction.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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However, mats should be powered off as soon as seedlings sprout and then stored away properly for future seed sowing.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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Best to keep backups of all of that data stashed, cached, and out of harm’s way—and space makes an ideal safe deposit box.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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Supervisors had not authorized them to wear riot gear, which was stashed in nearby vans, or carry munitions.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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But the share accumulated by the 100-plus club amounted to just 2%.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The study also showed that sediment accumulated at an average rate of just over four centimeters per thousand years, allowing researchers to align individual rock layers with specific orbital cycles.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Hoarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarded. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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