as in stored
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
an eating disorder that would impel her to lay up candy bars in her closet for all-night food binges
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One leading theory is that sleep replenishes energy that’s stored in brain cells.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Under the 2018 Cloud Act, the country's law enforcement can request user data from American companies, regardless of where the data is stored.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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The guns were plastic-wrapped and stashed behind a false wall in a utility trailer.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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There wasn’t a backup catcher the Giants could have stashed away for the scenario, a better move to make in the offseason.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Laid up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid%20up. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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