laying away

verb

present participle of lay away
as in storing
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place the weather forecast warned of a severe storm, so we laid away a generous supply of bottled water and canned food just in case

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laying away
  1. storing
  2. stashing
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  • The Pentagon is informing more than 2 million current and former military members that their personnel records storing sensitive personal information were stolen over a monthslong compromise of one of its networks.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The facility would include data centers and some 456 small nuclear reactors, along with a facility to produce nuclear fuel and others for storing nuclear waste, according to a proposal from the company to federal regulators.
    — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of storing
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  • The behaviors run the full range, from tiny tweaks like stashing the phone across the room, killing pointless notifications and blocking off screen-free stretches, all the way to full-day commitments to unplug.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
  • While the reason the coins were stored remains a mystery, museum officials told AP that historical records point to a Roman soldier stashing his savings.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of stashing
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“Laying away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laying%20away. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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