as in hoards
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 stores
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 stashes
Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
The days of underground stashes and whispered conversations are fading fast.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Ready to hunt down more powder stashes?
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025
Hiking up Covered Wagon Peak (9,565 feet) for more steep powder stashes and cliff drops that funnel into the undulating glades of Fawn Ridge.
—Drew Zieff, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the backers of the project, including the prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, earned millions of dollars by selling stashes of Helium’s token early in the process.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
The video also did not show any large or clear stashes of drugs inside the boat.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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
The malware sucks up bitcoin wallets, password stashes, and all sorts of personal data, then sends an info package back to its maker.
—PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Nov. 2025
More than music In a corner of his studio, Hinds stashes a collection of drums that are all different shapes and sizes.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Ouligay Period Bag My teen and her friends always make sure to keep their period stashes organized in one cute pouch like this black one.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 6 Sep. 2025
There were plenty of waiver stashes who didn’t hit, as well.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
In a quick set-up sequence, Anker (Kaas) commits a robbery and stashes the money in storage.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
But little does Dexter know, Batista stashes his Airpods in the passenger-side door.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
Don’t be surprised if Miami stashes Smith on injury reserve instead of releasing the cornerback, who has battled soft tissue injuries the past two seasons.
—Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
The steep slopes and technical tree runs on Grouse Mountain, along with mogul fields and off-piste powder stashes, create an environment where expert skiers can comfortably hone their skills in a high-performance setting.
—Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
The days of underground stashes and whispered conversations are fading fast.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Ready to hunt down more powder stashes?
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025
Hiking up Covered Wagon Peak (9,565 feet) for more steep powder stashes and cliff drops that funnel into the undulating glades of Fawn Ridge.
—Drew Zieff, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the backers of the project, including the prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, earned millions of dollars by selling stashes of Helium’s token early in the process.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
The video also did not show any large or clear stashes of drugs inside the boat.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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
The malware sucks up bitcoin wallets, password stashes, and all sorts of personal data, then sends an info package back to its maker.
—PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
Chip-resistant and rich in color, OPI’s Nail Lacquer is a mainstay in nail salons and our own beauty stashes alike.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Nov. 2025
More than music In a corner of his studio, Hinds stashes a collection of drums that are all different shapes and sizes.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Ouligay Period Bag My teen and her friends always make sure to keep their period stashes organized in one cute pouch like this black one.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 6 Sep. 2025
There were plenty of waiver stashes who didn’t hit, as well.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
In a quick set-up sequence, Anker (Kaas) commits a robbery and stashes the money in storage.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
But little does Dexter know, Batista stashes his Airpods in the passenger-side door.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
Don’t be surprised if Miami stashes Smith on injury reserve instead of releasing the cornerback, who has battled soft tissue injuries the past two seasons.
—Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stashes
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These transients have brightnesses in between that of classical novas, triggered when a white dwarf hoards material from a companion star thus sparking a runaway nuclear explosion, and supernovas that mark the death of a massive star and the birth of a black hole or a neutron star.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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McCarthy, in 2014, speculated there could be other hoards of coins out there.—
Justin Pot,
Popular Science,
24 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Booz Allen stores no taxpayer data on its systems and has no ability to monitor activity on government networks.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Cooling below about 80 °F then locks the new shape in place and stores energy.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Tether has one of the largest gold stockpiles in the world.—
Hari Govind,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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The last remaining treaty governing nuclear weapons stockpiles between the US and Russia will soon expire on February 4.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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There wasn’t an official mother-son dance, but there was a picture of Joni and Connor dancing that the couple now treasures.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Burks treasures the memories of that trip.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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In addition, memory bandwidth and nearby caches help drive that steadiness more than just raw performance.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Despite an immense search effort, the father and son evaded capture for nearly five months, using hidden supply caches and remote camps to survive the winter, the outlets reported.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026
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