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as in stashes
a supply stored up and often hidden away
keeps a hoard of empty yogurt containers in his basement workshop for storing whatnots
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as in reserves
a collection of things kept available for future use or need
she couldn't find one pencil with an eraser in her entire hoard of pencil stubs
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as in stores
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 hoards
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Now, more than ever, social media serves as a critical entry point for hoards of new fans.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Averaging over one million views on each of her vlogs, Hague’s content represents something that hoards of young people have deemed aspirational.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
See the full setlist here The music does a lot of the legwork, stadium-ready with massive, no-frills choruses begging to be sung back to him by hoards of devotees.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
The gray hoards his food, making caches of acorns and other nuts or burying them in the ground.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
While Hamas commits atrocities against its own people, uses its children as human shields, hoards humanitarian aid, and starves Israeli hostages like Evyatar David — forcing him to dig his own grave — the international community blames Israel.
—Avi Weiss, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
As hoards are often buried with other remains, archaeologists have dispatched teams to investigate.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Now, more than ever, social media serves as a critical entry point for hoards of new fans.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Averaging over one million views on each of her vlogs, Hague’s content represents something that hoards of young people have deemed aspirational.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
See the full setlist here The music does a lot of the legwork, stadium-ready with massive, no-frills choruses begging to be sung back to him by hoards of devotees.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
The gray hoards his food, making caches of acorns and other nuts or burying them in the ground.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
While Hamas commits atrocities against its own people, uses its children as human shields, hoards humanitarian aid, and starves Israeli hostages like Evyatar David — forcing him to dig his own grave — the international community blames Israel.
—Avi Weiss, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoards
Noun
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The video also did not show any large or clear stashes of drugs inside the boat.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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In the case of the two bridges in Russia, the Ukrainian military found out about the stashes of mines and used it to its own advantage.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In addition to Chile being the world’s leading copper producer, the Salar de Atacama supports one of the world’s largest lithium reserves, extracted from the brine beneath the salt flats.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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As military spending crowds out productive investments, hindering growth and innovation, Russia continues to rapidly exhaust its reserves, with only about $50 billion in liquid assets left, and the budget runs a 2% GDP deficit.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Researchers revealed that robot stores a digital twin of the wall.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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For the kitchen, the Homberking 24-Piece Glass Food Storage Containers will keep leftovers in check, while the Barnyard Designs Kitchen Counter Canister Set safely stores sugar, coffee, and tea.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Blockade scenario wargames show that Taiwan’s food and fuel stockpiles might last a month, maybe less, if maritime lanes are cut.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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Awadallah said medicines and medical supplies are not permeating the city, with stockpiles running low.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Economists warn the incoming administration faces immediate challenges, including securing fuel supplies and building coalitions in a fragmented legislature.—
Reuters 3 min ago,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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So far, $24,926 Australian dollars has been raised out of a $28,000 goal on GoFundMe to help with funeral costs, as well as household bills, baby supplies and time off work for Nathan.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Burks treasures the memories of that trip.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The line’s latest fall drop is full of the very accessories that Gaines treasures most.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Boissevain’s nature photography captures these in-transition landscapes in vivid hues and alien geometries, from close-ups of jellyfish-like crystal deposits to aerial shots of what scans like the surface of Mars.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The temple’s foundation deposits also contained a glass plaque confirming it was dedicated to the goddess Isis, the deity Cleopatra identified with during her reign from 51 BCE to 30 BCE.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Hoards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoards. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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