as in stashes
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 stores
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 stockpiles
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
D’Amato says the Greater Boston Food Bank, which distributes resources to pantries across Massachusetts, is continuously assessing its stockpiles and the needs of its partners amid this fraught time.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Six other nations — including the United Kingdom, France and India — also possess smaller stockpiles.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Plutonium will be converted into nuclear fuel The report highlighted that the department has allowed domestic nuclear energy companies to request up to 19 metric tons of plutonium from Cold War-era stockpiles.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
For example, nuclear weapons states should follow the lead of the United States in taking a fresh look at the safety of their own stockpiles and command and control systems, especially in this age of rapidly emerging technology, such as AI and cyberthreats.
—Ernest J. Moniz, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Pre-positioning munitions, as well as stockpiles of energy, medical, and food supplies, also could help disabuse Chinese leaders of the notion that Taiwan can be taken quickly and cheaply.
—Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
However, after the Biden administration tapped into shell stockpiles to send to Ukraine, this source has dried up, too.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
The international community placed a weapons embargo on both the Serbian and Bosnian military forces, but Serbia had access to the robust army and weapons stockpiles of the former Yugoslavia.
—Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
About 9,614 were in military stockpiles for potential use, including 3,912 that are currently deployed.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
D’Amato says the Greater Boston Food Bank, which distributes resources to pantries across Massachusetts, is continuously assessing its stockpiles and the needs of its partners amid this fraught time.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Six other nations — including the United Kingdom, France and India — also possess smaller stockpiles.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Plutonium will be converted into nuclear fuel The report highlighted that the department has allowed domestic nuclear energy companies to request up to 19 metric tons of plutonium from Cold War-era stockpiles.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
For example, nuclear weapons states should follow the lead of the United States in taking a fresh look at the safety of their own stockpiles and command and control systems, especially in this age of rapidly emerging technology, such as AI and cyberthreats.
—Ernest J. Moniz, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Pre-positioning munitions, as well as stockpiles of energy, medical, and food supplies, also could help disabuse Chinese leaders of the notion that Taiwan can be taken quickly and cheaply.
—Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
However, after the Biden administration tapped into shell stockpiles to send to Ukraine, this source has dried up, too.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
The international community placed a weapons embargo on both the Serbian and Bosnian military forces, but Serbia had access to the robust army and weapons stockpiles of the former Yugoslavia.
—Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockpiles
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The video also did not show any large or clear stashes of drugs inside the boat.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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In the case of the two bridges in Russia, the Ukrainian military found out about the stashes of mines and used it to its own advantage.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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Researchers also highlighted that the key to improving batteries is increasing the amount of active material — the component that stores energy and impacts battery performance — in the electrodes.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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The website never sees or stores it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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As hoards are often buried with other remains, archaeologists have dispatched teams to investigate.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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Now, more than ever, social media serves as a critical entry point for hoards of new fans.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Stockpiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockpiles. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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