salts away

verb

present tense third-person singular of salt away
as in stores
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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  1. stores
  2. stashes
  3. hoards
Verb
  • Michael Haskell stores much of his inventory in the garage of his mother's home in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
    — Sarah Jackson Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The measure stores a unique encryption key in a silicon-resident fortress that’s built into the device running the browser.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of stores
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  • This one stashes easily in a bag, adds a warming layer while in flight, can be worn as a scarf, and adds a dressy element to even casual looks.
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The larger case easily stows a Kindle or iPad Mini, power bank, digital camera, earbuds, and more; the smaller one stashes cords and adapters.
    — Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
Definition of stashes
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  • But Netflix, which hoards its user data like gold in Fort Knox, offers a larger lump sum upfront, with no residuals and no performance data released.
    — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • In Pottersville, one man hoards all the financial profits and political power.
    — Nora Gilbert, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
Definition of hoards
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“Salts away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salts%20away. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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