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
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  • During a search warrant executed before Hemphill’s arrest, the dentist could not show detectives where the practice stored its Narcan, police wrote in the warrant.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • Individuals face criminal citations and prosecutions over living outside, and personal property that’s stored in public is frequently destroyed.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of stored
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  • Combined, Mead and Powell hold slightly less than 60% of all water stashed in the basin.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • More officers were stashed throughout the dim warehouse, and still more waited miles down the road for the signal.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
Definition of stashed
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