hoarded

past tense of hoard

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hoarded Others prepared to defend themselves and hoarded supplies as if for a siege. — Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026 The adventures of Addison’s titular shilling include being hoarded, offered as a bribe, and sent as an insulting accompaniment to a letter disinheriting a son. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026 Though biological weapons are banned by international law, a handful of countries, including Russia, Syria, and North Korea, have developed and hoarded contagious pathogens. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 19 Aug. 2026 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. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoarded
Verb
  • More energy stored in the same amount of battery mass can potentially extend flight time or allow an aircraft to carry additional payload.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In contrast to proprietary models from the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic, open-weight alternatives are often a fraction the cost and can be downloaded, tweaked and stored on the infrastructure of choice.
    — Kate Rooney, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Who’s offering him Cool Ranch Doritos from the bag stashed inside his Speedo.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Keep a bag stashed in the freezer for whenever a game sneaks up on you.
    — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • About 200 tanks and armored personnel carriers of the occupiers have been accumulated near Irpin.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Hubbard, who is in his sixth season with Carolina, currently has 3,870 yards franchise rushing yards, just 110 yards away from McCaffrey, who accumulated them through week 6 of his sixth Panthers season.
    — Will Dehmel October 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Hoarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarded. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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