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
Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday.
—Stephanie Liechtenstein, Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2025
Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 June 2025
More than 60 residents were evacuated after Irma. Spring Oaks resident Alan Wyland has already started stockpiling sandbags and other items in preparation for this year’s hurricane season.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
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Noun
America also holds the majority of Bitcoin in ETFs, venture funding and national stockpiles.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday.
—Stephanie Liechtenstein, Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2025
Verb
Imports had ticked upward a month earlier as some firms rushed to stockpile supply before the levies saddled them with additional costs.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 June 2025
More than 60 residents were evacuated after Irma. Spring Oaks resident Alan Wyland has already started stockpiling sandbags and other items in preparation for this year’s hurricane season.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockpile
Noun
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Murphy eventually invited his Senate colleagues to help themselves to his stash, leading to them offering to help restock the desk with their own candy.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
2 June 2025
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The grainy footage shows an approximately 25-pound bobcat gingerly walking across a log to return to its python stash.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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The training requires access to vast amounts of data that can best be stored in the cloud.—
John Clemons,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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They were initially created as a way for crypto investors to store their money but have grown in popularity in recent years for their use in digital payments.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Russia has launched extensive aerial attacks across Ukraine in recent weeks, firing hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles and sending hoards of explosive drones toward major cities.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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But a core part of what many companies have done — hoard and apportion tech talent and time — may be in for a real shakeup, and soon.—
Gina Chua,
semafor.com,
5 June 2025
Verb
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The toxins accumulate in filter-feeding fish, and then poison larger mammals who gobble up the fish in mass quantities.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Here’s my list of all seven major pathways getting us from contemporary AI to the treasured AGI: (1) Linear path (slow-and-steady): This AGI path captures the gradualist view, whereby AI advancement accumulates a step at a time via scaling, engineering, and iteration, ultimately arriving at AGI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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“Stockpile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockpile. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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