stockpiled

past tense of stockpile

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stockpiled Yet the organization has stockpiled plenty of starting pitching depth to give itself, at least, a foundation with which to work ahead of the ‘27 campaign. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The positive is that both teams have stockpiled young talent while positioning themselves for a high draft pick. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Imagine, further, that the regime sees all this—sees the power of fear and learns how to treat it as a commodity that can be stockpiled and spent as needed. — Mark Lilla, The New York Review of Books, 29 Sep. 2026 Fins have the youngest roster in the league, and will rely on the unproven Willis being really good, on the young players developing fast with a few stars emerging, and on future draft picks stockpiled in the rebuild. — Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 Amazon had also stockpiled inventory ahead of the tariffs, limiting its exposure from the start. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 Ecuador is considered to be a logistical hub for drug trafficking, where drugs are stockpiled, stored and distributed via Central American routes mainly to the United States, though narcotics are also shipped to Europe. — CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Tanya stockpiled mozzarella sticks and Gatorade, while Pat smuggled in a peanut butter protein bar and a bottle of water for the three-hour tour. — Matt Minton, Variety, 22 July 2026 Deierlein says that sometimes the live load limit can be exceeded during renovations because construction materials may be stockpiled inside a building while work is ongoing. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockpiled
Verb
  • Tap Save Image or Save Video Apple says photos and videos in the new Shared Albums experience can be stored at full resolution in their original formats.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • That’s because the computing components are stored in a separate module attached to the glasses with a wire.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The bar is lower than the basement room Luann got stashed in at Ramona’s Hamptons house.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In previous court filings, prosecutors said Rush stashed roughly $46 million worth of gold bars from the federal government at his Virginia home.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Others prepared to defend themselves and hoarded supplies as if for a siege.
    — Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The adventures of Addison’s titular shilling include being hoarded, offered as a bribe, and sent as an insulting accompaniment to a letter disinheriting a son.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The fan guards inside the walk-in cooler had accumulated dust.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The power of people All of this knowledge has accumulated because people value birds and have devoted enormous time and effort to understanding them.
    — Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

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“Stockpiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockpiled. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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