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
Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The film centers on a tip Dumars (Damon) receives involving a stash house full of cash.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy On the way there, stashing your dry and clean skis in your car isn’t such a big deal.
—Cameron Martindell, Outside, 3 Jan. 2026
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Noun
In a different side of town, Numa and Lolo transport the real stash of money to the police.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The film centers on a tip Dumars (Damon) receives involving a stash house full of cash.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
Finally, with the samples stashed safely in an ice chest, Collins opened the grills, blowtorched some pellets inside, and watched as the smoke got going.
—Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy On the way there, stashing your dry and clean skis in your car isn’t such a big deal.
—Cameron Martindell, Outside, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stash
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Take the quiz here … BURIED TRUTH – Major treasure hoard recovered after detectorist kept it secret for years.—
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FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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These transients have brightnesses in between that of classical novas, triggered when a white dwarf hoards material from a companion star thus sparking a runaway nuclear explosion, and supernovas that mark the death of a massive star and the birth of a black hole or a neutron star.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The bronze doors and concrete walls with remarkably few windows looked ancient, and the building more closely resembled a student dormitory awaiting demolition than an institution where precious cultural assets from around the world were collected and stored.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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For decades, this half-square-mile town wedged between Costco and Highway 1 has been hiding in plain sight — a warehouse district turned open-air art gallery, where murals climb concrete walls and sculptors work in spaces that once stored industrial equipment.—
Audrey T. Williams,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Stash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stash. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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