as in stored
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 stockpiled
The weaker imports follow a surge in shipments earlier this year as businesses stockpiled products in an attempt to dodge the brunt of the levies.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
This year, many companies stockpiled a great deal of inventory, particularly from China, anticipating a trade war.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
This year, many companies stockpiled a great deal of inventory, particularly from China, anticipating a trade war.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The restart follows the recommissioning of the Kayelekera processing plant and the production of the first dried and drummed yellowcake in August 2025, using ore stockpiled from previous mining campaigns.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
The Biden administration looked the other way as China stockpiled these era-defining machines.
—Bill Huizenga, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
And an offense that failed to even gain one first down in last week’s game-winning drive opportunity stockpiled them.
—Sam McDowell 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
Some experts have still predicted businesses that stockpiled goods before tariffs hit will begin slowing imports or increasing the cost of goods for consumers.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The Giants need to take a lesson from the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, who have stockpiled pitching while continuing to distance themselves from the pack in the NL West.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
This year, many companies stockpiled a great deal of inventory, particularly from China, anticipating a trade war.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
This year, many companies stockpiled a great deal of inventory, particularly from China, anticipating a trade war.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The restart follows the recommissioning of the Kayelekera processing plant and the production of the first dried and drummed yellowcake in August 2025, using ore stockpiled from previous mining campaigns.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
The Biden administration looked the other way as China stockpiled these era-defining machines.
—Bill Huizenga, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
And an offense that failed to even gain one first down in last week’s game-winning drive opportunity stockpiled them.
—Sam McDowell 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
Some experts have still predicted businesses that stockpiled goods before tariffs hit will begin slowing imports or increasing the cost of goods for consumers.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The Giants need to take a lesson from the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, who have stockpiled pitching while continuing to distance themselves from the pack in the NL West.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockpiled
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The discovery revealed how genetic information is stored and replicated and created the foundation for modern genetic engineering, disease treatment with genes and DNA identification techniques, according to The Associated Press.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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When chlorophyll is stored during the fall and winter, what’s left are the reds, oranges, and purples of fall that leaves get from compounds called carotenoids and anthocyanins, the travel website noted.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Having discovered a scarecrow dummy — an exact-looking replica of her costume — stashed in Sharon’s garage, a quick fingerprint dusting revealed a clear fingerprint from the kid who was on her porch at the time of Beryl’s murder.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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That’s certainly true of this 1932 creep-fest, about a group of travelers stranded overnight at a foreboding Welsh manor that has more than one secret stashed away in its many upper rooms.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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That November 2013 visit led to a weeklong FBI seizure in April 2014 that captured worldwide attention as people questioned how and why a nonagenarian Hoosier, considered a pillar of his community, hoarded cultural treasures for so long while evading the law.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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Where my generation hoarded privacy, Nat’s seemed to dissolve it.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Roughly 20 members of Congress and their staff, Democrats and Republicans, accumulated in our office.—
Zach Fisch,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Even with only one day, however, Fisk and his team were able to take away everything that had accumulated in the bowling alley over the last 50 years and restore it to its vintage look.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
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