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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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Carefree can afford to lose its NIA water without resorting to groundwater reserves, according to Crane, but cuts in its M&I water could force the town to draw on its savings.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Institute for the Study of War think tank suggested that Russia is unlikely to have the reserves to exploit Pokrovsk's potential fall to advance rapidly to seize more of the Donbas region.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Researchers also highlighted that the key to improving batteries is increasing the amount of active material — the component that stores energy and impacts battery performance — in the electrodes.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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The website never sees or stores it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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About 9,614 were in military stockpiles for potential use, including 3,912 that are currently deployed.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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D’Amato says the Greater Boston Food Bank, which distributes resources to pantries across Massachusetts, is continuously assessing its stockpiles and the needs of its partners amid this fraught time.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The offer is redeemable in-restaurant at participating locations, while supplies last, and online via the Pizza Hut app or website.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The flights could have been carrying relief supplies.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 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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Silgranit sinks can be cleaned with a mixture of dish soap and vinegar, which will need to sit for at least an hour if there are any hard water deposits before being rinsed and dried.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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The new mineral deposits fuse with existing tissue to form what is essentially new enamel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Hoards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoards. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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