as in hoard
a supply stored up and often hidden away
keeps a stash of tissues in her desk in case anyone needs one
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as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
stashed the extra antifreeze in the trunk of the car
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Recent Examples of stash
Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
Baha Mar lies outside Nassau in the Bahamas, with three hotels, acres of pools, a golf course and private coastline with a huge stash of water toys (kayaks, paddleboard, overwater trampolines).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
Bria McNeal, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026
To de-slime his pike, the Griz puts them in a paper grocery bag, then puts that bag in a larger garbage bag, and stashes it all in a cooler.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
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Noun
So my next challenge is coming up with an excuse to make an ALDI run to get more—and finding a better spot to hide my chocolate stash.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
Baha Mar lies outside Nassau in the Bahamas, with three hotels, acres of pools, a golf course and private coastline with a huge stash of water toys (kayaks, paddleboard, overwater trampolines).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
Verb
My dad prefers to bring a multi-charger on work trips instead of stashing random cords in his bag.
—Bria McNeal, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026
To de-slime his pike, the Griz puts them in a paper grocery bag, then puts that bag in a larger garbage bag, and stashes it all in a cooler.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stash
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Think of it as more room for your overflowing hoard of face masks and serums.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
18 June 2026
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Earlier this spring, two hobbyist treasure hunters uncovered one of the largest Viking coin hoards ever found in Norway after discovering dozens of silver coins in a field.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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In this case, the move is less risky since systems running consumer chips are less likely to store data that’s valuable enough to motivate a sophisticated physical attack.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
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The kidneys and glands, such as the parathyroid glands, produce hormones such as parathyroid hormone and vitamin D that act as signals to tell bone when to release calcium and phosphate into the bloodstream and when to store them.—
Priya Bhardwaj,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
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“Stash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stash. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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