as in stores
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
have money put by for an emergency
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Maribel does housekeeping for an Airbnb, and MindShiftED stores its equipment in a shed on the property for free.—
Noah Alcala Bach,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Mar. 2026 -
The analysis relied on data from the Commercial Pattern Archive, a digital database that stores tens of thousands of images of dress patterns dating back to the 1840s as well as runway photos.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
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Christian pretends to fall so everyone looks at him, and then Devens stashes a fake idol wrapped in the real sheet from the BEBI.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Chip-resistant and rich in color, OPI’s Nail Lacquer is a mainstay in nail salons and our own beauty stashes alike.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
18 Nov. 2025
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Night after night, that disrupted rest accumulates.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Anytime power accumulates without accountability — regardless of who holds it — it is abused.—
Rachel O'Leary Carmona,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Puts by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20by. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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