hoarded

past tense of hoard

Example Sentences

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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. 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
Verb
  • The bars are best stored in the fridge but are stable enough to survive a weekend trip or an errand run.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 23 July 2026
  • Big volumes of crude stored in strategic petroleum reserves maintained by the United States and other nations.
    David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Combined, Mead and Powell hold slightly less than 60% of all water stashed in the basin.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • More officers were stashed throughout the dim warehouse, and still more waited miles down the road for the signal.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Once more than 20 feet deep in some areas, Lake Jesup today is barely six feet deep as muck and other debris have accumulated on the bottom.
    Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • The GEnx-2B has accumulated 24 million hours since entering service in 2011 on the Boeing 747-8.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

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“Hoarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarded. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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