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
Simmone Shah, Time, 2 May 2025
As Russian stockpiles dwindled earlier in the Ukraine war, U.S. and South Korean officials believe North Korea shipped tens of thousands of containers' worth of munitions and weaponry to Russia.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
USA Today, 11 May 2025
General manager Sam Presti stockpiled a never-ending treasure trove of draft picks and turned them into versatile jewels of young talent, with an ambitious, analytics-minded young head coach to lead them.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
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Noun
The agency does more than just give out money: FEMA deploys experts in disaster response and recovery and maintains stockpiles of emergency equipment.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 2 May 2025
As Russian stockpiles dwindled earlier in the Ukraine war, U.S. and South Korean officials believe North Korea shipped tens of thousands of containers' worth of munitions and weaponry to Russia.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Verb
Tourists and villagers fled border zones, residents rushed to stockpile food and people were told to stay indoors in Kashmir and beyond.
—USA Today, 11 May 2025
General manager Sam Presti stockpiled a never-ending treasure trove of draft picks and turned them into versatile jewels of young talent, with an ambitious, analytics-minded young head coach to lead them.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockpile
Noun
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The arrival of summer beckons new possibilities, especially with your wardrobe and especially with your jewelry stash.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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If anything, how McVay treats his lead running back merely points to Corum and/or Hunter being great bench stashes if Williams gets hurt or loses his grasp on the lead role because of prolonged (multiple games) struggles.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The attack knocked out the electricity that powered the facility’s incubators and damaged the backup generator, but emergency responders rushed in to address the outage and ensure that the thousands of frozen eggs, sperm and embryos stored in cryogenic tanks went unharmed.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Raw shrimp was stored in the stand-up cooler alongside ready-to-eat foods.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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Together, those businesses helped Berkshire grow a cash hoard that now sits at nearly $348 billion, more than the stock market valuation of McDonald’s.—
Michael J. de la Merced,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Researchers can’t really tell who buried the hoard, Goldberg says.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
15 Mar. 2025
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As debt continues to accumulate, the U.S. increasingly faces the risk of default, which clearly impacted Moody’s decision to downgrade the credit rating.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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With shares down more than 34% this year, Tong urged clients to quickly accumulate shares.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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“Stockpile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockpile. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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