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hoarding

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verb

present participle of hoard

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hoarding
Noun
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said first responders found the boy inside a home that police described as a hoarding situation, with little room to move. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 June 2026 In addition, China appears to have eased off its earlier oil hoarding while also releasing some of its enormous reserves. Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 May 2026
Verb
The four-floor flagship is currently under restoration, with the building wrapped in hoarding featuring Burberry’s signature trench. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 Rogan suggested that his guest should hurry up with Iran-war negotiations and get on with the real business of the government, such as finding out whether the government is secretly hoarding extraterrestrial corpses. Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hoarding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoarding
Noun
  • Early-career platform Handshake reported internship postings are down more than 15% at the same time that internship applications surged.
    Michelle Sims, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the world’s most powerful tech billionaires think your next job posting could come from another planet.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Instead of storing this platform ambient heat underground for the winter, just use it right now.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The two reservoirs provide hydroelectricity, drinking and irrigation water to millions of Americans across the West by storing up the Colorado River.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In the age of on-demand viewership, sports broadcasts are one of the only things people will watch with advertisements.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The beginning of the advertisement focuses on Miestowski reaching for a driver in a golf bag.
    Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • There is no question that Cruz, a fifth-round rookie, is a big-time athlete for his size, and a lesser team would have no problem stashing the lineman on the bottom of its roster for development.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike the Spanx AirEssentials style, these pants feature side slant pockets ideal for stashing your phone, keys, and sunglasses on long travel days.
    Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In Florida’s Democratic Senate primary, Nixon had raised under $1 million and spent just $50,000 on digital ads.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Hilton goes on to say in a full-page ad that recently ran in a few California newspapers.
    Linh Tat, Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In our own solar system, giant planets such as Jupiter and Saturn are thought to have begun rapidly accumulating their massive gaseous envelopes once their growing cores reached roughly 20 times Earth's mass.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Kraken have done a fantastic job accumulating depth and building a balanced system with a priority on skill.
    Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Maas scrubbed her Instagram of all previous posts for the big reveal, and digital billboards in Los Angeles, Denver and New York City also broadcast the book news.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Digital billboards displayed across Los Angeles, Denver and New York City also helped announce the news on Monday.
    Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • That means implementing clear policies on when AI note-takers may be used, requiring visible notifications and verbal confirmation for sensitive discussions, and establishing retention controls to ensure transcripts don’t linger indefinitely.
    Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • However, the calculation changes if Apple sends you a mercenary spyware notification.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Hoarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarding. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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