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
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Some of mine stash baking must-haves, like sugar and flour, for easy access—my brown sugar actually stays soft in there, which is miraculous.
—Mia Gitto, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Or go on the opposite side of the design spectrum and wake up your coffee party with an Anut Cairo Circus jar—a perfect place to stash sugar cubes.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
At the end of that episode, Grasso calls Tom to tell him about the hit on the Dark Hearts stash house, seemingly because Grasso got called in by them and ended up being first on the scene before other cops.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Some of mine stash baking must-haves, like sugar and flour, for easy access—my brown sugar actually stays soft in there, which is miraculous.
—Mia Gitto, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
In a convoluted finale that sees the Grabber on skates (one of Black Phone 2’s few highlights), a sleeping Gwen is able to swim under the ice and locate the barrels where the boys’ bodies have been stashed.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Or go on the opposite side of the design spectrum and wake up your coffee party with an Anut Cairo Circus jar—a perfect place to stash sugar cubes.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stash
Noun
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Around half the items come from Khelfa’s hoard of Alaïa pieces.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Whoever is in front of the mic is surrounded by a hoard of teammates.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
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We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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Or, call on its air pump function, which can be used to remove air from vacuum storage bags, to store off-season clothing in minutes (without having to break out a bulky vacuum).—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Stash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stash. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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