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laid up

verb

past tense of lay up
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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  1. stored
  2. stashed
Verb
  • In a separate post, AWS said it's similarly been unable to recover resources and data stored in one of its availability zones in the UAE.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Jiangxing Intelligence, a physical AI firm, has developed an AI ‘brain’ that monitors environmental conditions around renewable energy infrastructure to ensure electricity is collected and stored prudently.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of stored
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  • These shoe bags do have a more limited storage capacity than some of our other picks in this list, but they can be stashed practically anywhere, like that almost unreachable top closet shelf or under the bed.
    — Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The specimen had come to light in 2018 after being stashed at the bottom of a well in the city of Harbin in northeastern China for decades.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of stashed
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“Laid up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid%20up. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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