STORED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

stored

verb

past tense of store

as in kept

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability we decided to store the lawn mower in the shed instead of the garage

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as in stashed

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place squirrels commonly store nuts in the hollows of trees and other places to prepare for the winter

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Recent Examples of stored The district, which plans to send out an inspector, could determine whether wind carrying coal dust stored nearby may be contaminating the sugar. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Boxes of food were stored on the floor at the salad prep area and main expo line. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 The paper towel dispenser was missing from a kitchen hand sink, some seafood was stored above vegetables in the refrigerator and an electrical cord was submerged in water at the three-compartment sink. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026 Meanwhile, quantum information is temporarily stored inside mechanical resonators that serve as a form of quantum working memory. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s revolver was already stored at the seat of government, the Palazzo Chigi, along with other state gifts. — Reuters, NBC news, 9 July 2026 Any extra energy is stored and managed in two identical 800V batteries. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 July 2026 Whether it's stored inside an apartment, packed into an SUV for a weekend getaway, or loaded into an RV before hitting the road, its compact folding frame makes transportation and storage remarkably simple. — New Atlas, 2 July 2026 However, the technology behind it could still affect how electricity gets stored and delivered. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

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Officers kept some witnesses at the scene for questioning and blocked off streets in the area.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026
Ray settled in and kept the Rockies at bay before turning the game over to the bullpen.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026

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Marquis says Kidd also stashed valuables elsewhere, including Connecticut and Rhode Island.

— Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
That means that the publicly available fund spending numbers don’t always capture what schools might have stashed away in their accounts.

— Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

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Whether stowed in a recipe tin, pasted in a book, or safely tucked away in a memory, family recipes are part of what makes cooking so special.

— Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
Nurses cleaned up the animal, made a bed of blankets and, for allergy prevention, stowed her far from the patient care area in a corner of Pateros’ office.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

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Because of the stigma that persists around hoarding, people with hoarding disorder and their families tend to hold guilt and shame that is only complicated further when the person who hoarded dies.

— Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Every park was swarming with young people who hoarded the cards, then split their connections using apps and Bluetooth.

— Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026

Definition of hoarded

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Signatures for the Perkins recall were collected in two batches.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Jersey Mike’s has filed for an initial public offering, and its disclosures reveal just how much its founder and former CEO Peter Cancro and his family collected in compensation and other perks.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 July 2026