as in stash
a supply stored up and often hidden away
an emergency stockpile of potable water and canned goods in the cellar
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as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
we should be able to stockpile enough vaccine for the upcoming flu season
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Recent Examples of stockpile
Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 May 2026
There’s also a stockpile of rumors about Rosie and her husband, which, hello, future mess.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Officers arrested two people and seized more than 2,800 boxes of Lego toys stockpiled in a Long Beach home.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Governments and industry will need to refill their strategic reserves and commercial inventories if stockpiles are depleted when the conflict ends, Woods said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 May 2026
There’s also a stockpile of rumors about Rosie and her husband, which, hello, future mess.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Verb
Others urged buyers to stockpile.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Officers arrested two people and seized more than 2,800 boxes of Lego toys stockpiled in a Long Beach home.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockpile
Noun
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Her childhood neighbor makes dog bandanas, so Larkin asked if her neighbor could make several for the shop using fabric from her mother’s personal fabric stash.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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The front pocket organizer and rear trolley tunnel stash have RFID Blocking Protection Technology to protect you from the modern version of credit card theft.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The original parchment was rolled up and stored in the office of the secretary of the Continental Congress, but was then moved around a fair amount during the war—bouncing around towns and cities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey before ending up, in 1785, in New York.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In April, the company brought together store directors from across the country for training focused on improving customer service, which analysts and shoppers alike agree has slipped since the pandemic.—
Star Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Bankhead has linked the hoard to Michael Ramsey, an English bishop who served as the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1961 to 1974 and later retired to Durham.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Researchers from the University of Oslo's Museum of Cultural History certified the find and said in a news release on April 29 that the cache of 2,970 silver coins is the largest Viking Age coin hoard in Norwegian history.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His videos have accumulated three hundred million views.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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GameStop’s press release said its $125-per-share offer amounts to a 46 percent premium over eBay’s closing price on February 4, the day GameStop started accumulating a stake in the company.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 May 2026
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“Stockpile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockpile. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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