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
Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors say that the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office was investigating a bigger cocaine dealer, Jaime Limon-Gonzalez, who was caught with nine-and-a-half pounds of cocaine and $14,297 during 2023 raids of stash houses in Modesto and Pleasant Hill.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The anglers quickly stashed it in a large on-deck cooler.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In the case of the two bridges in Russia, the Ukrainian military found out about the stashes of mines and used it to its own advantage.
—Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors say that the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office was investigating a bigger cocaine dealer, Jaime Limon-Gonzalez, who was caught with nine-and-a-half pounds of cocaine and $14,297 during 2023 raids of stash houses in Modesto and Pleasant Hill.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
Continue reading … MYSTERY DEEPENS – Newborn's autopsy results revealed after athlete accused of stashing body in closet.
—FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The anglers quickly stashed it in a large on-deck cooler.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stash
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In the spring, a metal detectorist found a hoard of 1,469 Roman coins in the field of a small village in Romania.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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See the full setlist here The music does a lot of the legwork, stadium-ready with massive, no-frills choruses begging to be sung back to him by hoards of devotees.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
29 Aug. 2025
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Carbon credit monetization – Forward-looking companies are already earning credits by capturing and storing emissions, feeding into voluntary and compliance carbon markets.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hospitals can store medical records, lab results, imaging scans, and real time feeds from bedside monitors in a single hub.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Stash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stash. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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