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
Emily Saladino, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2026
Remove all the green markers and color pencils from their stash.
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
Sarah Han, Allure, 15 Mar. 2026
Everly Quinn Shoe Storage Cabinet Set For big households—or avid shoe collectors—this set of cabinets can stash up to 32 pairs in four flip-out drawers.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The co-owner of Izakaya Seki, a neighborhood Japanese restaurant tucked into Washington’s U Street corridor, had amassed a stash of minimal-intervention bottles that weren’t a fit for the dinner menu.
—Emily Saladino, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2026
Remove all the green markers and color pencils from their stash.
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
According to Spickard, the top slots are useful for stashing brushes and pencils.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 15 Mar. 2026
Everly Quinn Shoe Storage Cabinet Set For big households—or avid shoe collectors—this set of cabinets can stash up to 32 pairs in four flip-out drawers.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stash
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Along with its hoard of 25 Sunday Night Baseball outings, NBC also will kickstart the postseason with an exclusive staging of the Wild Card round.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Archaeologists discovered two astonishing Iron Age hoards in North Yorkshire, one of them being the largest ever found in British history, which has changed the historical understanding of wealth and power in pre-Roman Britain.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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The red mesh sack, of the kind typically used to store oranges or onions, is stamped with her name, immigration number and date of deportation.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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After years of sustained demand, the snack returned to store shelves in 2020.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Stash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stash. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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