squirreling (away)

variants or squirrelling (away)
present participle of squirrel (away)

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Verb
  • Wildberries and Ozon act almost entirely as marketplaces, connecting sellers with buyers across Russia, storing and delivering their goods and handling payments.
    Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Essentially, the sand battery technology operates as something akin to a giant thermos with heat-storing material.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Equipping your bathroom with proper storage receptacles such as under-sink bins, standing drawer organizers, and sizable medicine cabinets will make stashing away everything from perfume to lip gloss a bit simpler.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 25 July 2026
  • Convert it into a mini bar by stashing liquor in the side cabinets, glasses in the center, and cocktail napkins in the top two drawers.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
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“Squirreling (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squirreling%20%28away%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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