HOARDING Synonyms: 139 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of hoarding

as in posting

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verb

present participle of hoard

as in storing

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 hoarding

Noun

One ignited in a home where crews encountered severe hoarding. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026 The wealth disparity and how competitive sports enables opportunity hoarding is just disgusting. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2026

Verb

Authorities from the Inland Valley Humane Society and Upland Animal Control rescued hundreds of cats in an animal-hoarding case tied to a Southern California nonprofit. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026 Paige O’Donnell, 62, was arrested following an animal-hoarding investigation at her home. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hoarding

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Noun

Take a minute to think about how you were contacted and what you're being asked to do to proceed, Garber suggests, and cross-check job postings against the company's official careers page.

— Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
And on Tuesday, after months of sign-posting, petition drives, and unprecedentedly raucous village hall meetings, Nicely and his allies won.

— Sara Herschander, Vox, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of posting

Verb

Dubbed ‘ferritin face’, the viral new term links a collection of visible beauty changes to low ferritin, the protein responsible for storing iron in the body.

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
Marshall emphasized the importance of properly storing and charging the batteries.

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of storing

Noun

Stevens and el Sayed’s dispute largely centered on an advertisement that Jewish leaders have condemned as antisemitic.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026
Those plans unraveled after a dispute over Israel and an outside group’s campaign advertisement escalated into a public exchange of criticism between the rivals.

— Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of advertisement

Verb

Thoughtful cold-weather features include water-resistant fabric, an insulating fleece layer, and five handy pockets for stashing essentials.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2026
What’s more, they’re made from performance fabric, include belt loops and side-seam pockets for stashing small items, and rival Kidman’s.

— Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of stashing

Noun

Colom ended his campaign with an ad set at the Jackson home of Medgar Evers, the civil rights leader who was gunned down in 1963 in his own driveway, dying in front of his wife and children.

— BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Meta makes nearly all of its money selling ads, and an assistant built by an ad company will tend to find that the answer involves more advertising.

— Eric Groves, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of ad

Verb

The interest accumulating on that debt also poses a major challenge at a time when the government wants to boost defense spending.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Audio captures moments before Learjet crash Minutes before the crash, the pilot of the plane reported ice accumulating on the aircraft, an outside air temperature of -47 degrees Celsius, and moderate turbulence.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of accumulating

Noun

The advertisement billboard, which sits on the bustling 26th of July Axis in Cairo, made waves on social media as many people stopped their cars and pulled out their phones to record.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
The trees were cut down to improve visibility of a billboard owned by Adams Outdoor Advertising.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of billboard

Noun

Features like Catch me up (notification summaries) and Pay Attention (meeting notes) are still supported, but the company appears to have dropped the Moto AI branding.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
The parent notification policy is tied up in litigation, and advocates have filed a challenge to the library book policy with the state Education Department.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of notification

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