stockpiles 1 of 2

plural of stockpile

stockpiles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stockpile

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stockpiles
Noun
Trump responds to report that Army burned through key missile stockpiles. FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Global oil inventories are being depleted, but demand is expected to increase by about 2 million barrels a day in the second half of the year as stockpiles are replenished. Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026 That’s most notable in Cushing, Oklahoma, the pipeline crossroads of America, where stockpiles have fallen well below operational stress levels. David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 Its post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan involved brief invasions followed by years of relatively low-intensity counterinsurgency warfare that, whatever its difficulties, did not require mass stockpiles of munitions. Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026 In June, Ukraine's military intelligence said that Russian forces could launch up to 100 ballistic missiles each month without exhausting its stockpiles. David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 As July comes to a close, stockpiles seemed at first to be on the rise. George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The plan includes the elimination of tunnels, arms stockpiles and weapons production facilities, a diplomat involved in the talks said, adding that by the end of the process there would be no remaining militant infrastructure in Gaza. Steve Holland, USA Today, 31 July 2026 The president and his advisers, the newspaper said, have concerns about expanding the conflict, depleting ​defense stockpiles, alienating Middle East Gulf allies and affecting energy supplies and the global economy. Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 26 July 2026
Verb
Unlike a traditional dealership that stockpiles vehicles for customers to test-drive before purchasing, at the Texas facility, Carvana has roughly 50 display cars on its playground, with twin vehicles for test-drives. Michael Wayland, CNBC, 17 June 2026 The Texas native collects coveted roles and franchise parts like Thanos amasses Infinity Stones or Tom Hanks stockpiles vintage typewriters. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockpiles
Noun
  • Here are my favorite adds, top stashes and next week’s two-start pitchers.
    John Laghezza, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Squirrels dig in pots to bury food or search for hidden stashes in loose soil.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Nine days earlier, OpenAI disclosed that its own models had broken out of a testing environment and compromised Hugging Face, the platform where much of the open machine learning world stores its models and datasets.
    Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • CyberGuy previously reported that a Washington judge ruled Flock license plate reader images can qualify as public records, even when a private company stores the files for a city.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • Earlier this spring, two hobbyist treasure hunters uncovered one of the largest Viking coin hoards ever found in Norway after discovering dozens of silver coins in a field.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • Though bronze objects had been found previously, with other Wendel rings reported surfacing nearby, neck rings are typically found buried with other goods or in hoards.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026

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