as in stored
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 stashed
Luxury takes center stage in the marble bathrooms, which are stashed with Penhaligon’s goodies and have Japanese loos with heated seats.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
Axios reported Cuba has acquired roughly 300 military drones and stashed them throughout the country.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Wearing woolen garments that should have been stashed away weeks ago, many were also sporting trekking poles, binoculars and long-lens cameras.
—Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 11 May 2026
Remove insect nests from walls and rodent-proof outbuildings — bears naturally seek insect larvae such as ants, yellow jackets, wasps, or various seeds and nuts stashed by rodents.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 8 May 2026
That means Bell will likely be held out of minicamp, and will likely miss training camp while stashed on the PUP.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Be sure to have some extra stashed in the fridge.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
It had been wrapped in a towel from someone at the crime scene and stashed away in a police car glove compartment for days, rather than properly stored as evidence.
—Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Some hoards represent political instability—a stash stashed away and never recovered.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
Axios reported Cuba has acquired roughly 300 military drones and stashed them throughout the country.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Wearing woolen garments that should have been stashed away weeks ago, many were also sporting trekking poles, binoculars and long-lens cameras.
—Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 11 May 2026
Remove insect nests from walls and rodent-proof outbuildings — bears naturally seek insect larvae such as ants, yellow jackets, wasps, or various seeds and nuts stashed by rodents.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 8 May 2026
That means Bell will likely be held out of minicamp, and will likely miss training camp while stashed on the PUP.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Be sure to have some extra stashed in the fridge.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
It had been wrapped in a towel from someone at the crime scene and stashed away in a police car glove compartment for days, rather than properly stored as evidence.
—Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Some hoards represent political instability—a stash stashed away and never recovered.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stashed
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After police spoke to the teen and his family, but before police sought the emergency court order to confiscate guns, the father and his wife voluntarily stored 26 weapons — pistols, rifles and shotguns — with a licensed gun dealer, according to filings in the father’s case.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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This therapy targets the traumatic memory directly, so it can be stored differently in the brain to reduce or even eliminate distressing symptoms linked to the trauma, according to the American Psychological Association.—
Sarah Dewberry,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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Because of the stigma that persists around hoarding, people with hoarding disorder and their families tend to hold guilt and shame that is only complicated further when the person who hoarded dies.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Every park was swarming with young people who hoarded the cards, then split their connections using apps and Bluetooth.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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“Stashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stashed. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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