squirrel (away)

verb

Definition of squirrel (away)next
as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place squirreled the information away for future reference

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squirrel (away)
  1. store
  2. stash
  3. put by
Verb
  • Amazon alleged that Muse stores customer credentials and scrapes account data, among other issues.
    — Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • According to Meta, Muse cannot see passwords or payment methods stored there.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of store
Verb
  • Small kitchens force hard choices about what sits on the counter and what gets stashed away.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In total, the Yankees have just shy of $120 million stashed away to cover their stadium commitments.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of stash
Verb
  • At the center of that decision was a memo put by Noem requiring that every contract above $100,000 must be personally signed off by her.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • More than twice as many Palantir calls traded than puts by volume Monday, with traders buying 56,000 calls and fewer than 25,000 puts, according to ThinkOrSwim data.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of put by
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“Squirrel (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squirrel%20%28away%29. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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