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
Peter Larsen, Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
The downhill portion also requires a varied level of ski skills, equipped to handle all types of conditions, from icy patches to powder stashes.
—Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
This also means that the jacket is lightweight enough to stash on the uphill and warm enough to offer protection on the ski down.
—Outside, 28 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Angie Marchese, vice president of archives and exhibits at Graceland, came up with a few more boxes of unseen footage, a stash of Super 8 movies of Elvis that included rare footage of Elvis with his wife, Priscilla Presley, and only child, Lisa Marie Presley.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
The downhill portion also requires a varied level of ski skills, equipped to handle all types of conditions, from icy patches to powder stashes.
—Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
Being stashed in a technocratic niche, however, meant that Buttigieg’s talent at retail politics went underused.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
This also means that the jacket is lightweight enough to stash on the uphill and warm enough to offer protection on the ski down.
—Outside, 28 Feb. 2026
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No buybacks, cash hoard dips slightly Buffett again refrained from buying back Berkshire shares despite ending Q4 along the flatline.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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Between 2020 and 2022, a hoard of Bronze Age artifacts including axes, spearheads, rings and a sword scabbard were discovered by metal detectorists in Wales.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Israeli military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told reporters the depots were used to fuel Iran's war effort, including producing or storing propellant for ballistic missiles.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Although the data remains locally stored on each device, all participants in the network can validate the records, which ensures that the information cannot be secretly modified or erased.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Stash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stash. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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