as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
salted away some jewels in a safe-deposit box for the lean times
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We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
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Or bundle the thyme and store it like flowers in a jar filled with water and cover it loosely with a plastic bag.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
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The closed storage is deep enough to stash a hefty amount inside, but from the outside the stand doesn’t appear chunky, for lack of a better word.—
Lauren Arzbaecher,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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Dale, who was closeted at the time of his death, leaves behind notes stashed inside his treasured first-edition books hinting that his wife (Jeanne Tripplehorn) may have had something to do with his ostensible suicide.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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