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
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
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 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
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
Noun
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See the full setlist here The music does a lot of the legwork, stadium-ready with massive, no-frills choruses begging to be sung back to him by hoards of devotees.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
29 Aug. 2025
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The gray hoards his food, making caches of acorns and other nuts or burying them in the ground.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Lead stores energy in batteries, shields against radiation, gives glass crystal its brilliance, and makes paint more luminous and cars run more smoothly.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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To prevent disasters, Jones decants liquids into travel-size jars and bottles, stores them in a clear zip bag, and keeps them separate from clothes.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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Most of our supply comes indirectly from tritium decay in nuclear stockpiles, producing only modest quantities.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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Pre-positioning munitions, as well as stockpiles of energy, medical, and food supplies, also could help disabuse Chinese leaders of the notion that Taiwan can be taken quickly and cheaply.—
PHILIP H. GORDON,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The line’s latest fall drop is full of the very accessories that Gaines treasures most.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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The young designer treasures seeing recipients’ reactions firsthand.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Jon Stanley, currently a senior data scientist at Geocaching HQ, didn’t start searching for caches right away.—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
18 Sep. 2025
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If origin servers go down or are slow, edge caches can still serve stale content temporarily.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Stashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stashes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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