squirreled (away)

verb

variants or squirrelled (away)
past tense of squirrel (away)
as in stored
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 squirreled (away)
  1. stored
  2. stashed
  3. put by
Verb
  • Each chair transforms into a full-size foam mattress that's already stored inside -- no air pumps or extra storage required.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Whether it's stored inside an apartment, packed into an SUV for a weekend getaway, or loaded into an RV before hitting the road, its compact folding frame makes transportation and storage remarkably simple.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
Definition of stored
Verb
  • That means that the publicly available fund spending numbers don’t always capture what schools might have stashed away in their accounts.
    — Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • If your closet is one of the many that has a drawer stashed with an abundance of old T-shirts, welcome to the club.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 19 June 2026
Definition of stashed
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  • Options volume in Direxion's triple-levered inverse semiconductor ETF (SOXS) is more than three times the daily average the past month and calls are outpacing puts by more than six-to-one, according to data from ThinkOrSwim.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • This tidal locking, simply put by the University of Hawaii at Manoa, is the result of the gravitational effect of the Earth on the Moon.
    — Ray Petelin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Definition of put by
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“Squirreled (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squirreled%20%28away%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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