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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
An inspector found rodent droppings in a location where dairy was stored along with pieces of food, which led to the immediate closure of the grocery section.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Because of this, any important information stored online needs strong cybersecurity to stay safe.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026
If approved by the Department of the Interior, the authority would exchange its existing Colorado River supplies stored in Lake Mead for desalinated water.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 3 June 2026
Scout can work across content stored in the cloud, on a person’s computer and the web, including apps like Outlook and Teams.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
After police spoke to the teen and his family, but before police sought the emergency court order to confiscate guns, the father and his wife voluntarily stored 26 weapons — pistols, rifles and shotguns — with a licensed gun dealer, according to filings in the father’s case.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Residents at the meeting questioned why large quantities of the chemical were stored near homes and urged city officials to scrutinize the company’s safety practices.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
This isn’t usually a problem for tracking open websites, since the OPFS file is stored in the browser’s default location.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
People often end up relying on the data generated or stored in their own silos to make decisions and recommendations.
—John Clemons, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Tim Fang, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Because of this, any important information stored online needs strong cybersecurity to stay safe.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026
If approved by the Department of the Interior, the authority would exchange its existing Colorado River supplies stored in Lake Mead for desalinated water.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 3 June 2026
Scout can work across content stored in the cloud, on a person’s computer and the web, including apps like Outlook and Teams.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
After police spoke to the teen and his family, but before police sought the emergency court order to confiscate guns, the father and his wife voluntarily stored 26 weapons — pistols, rifles and shotguns — with a licensed gun dealer, according to filings in the father’s case.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Residents at the meeting questioned why large quantities of the chemical were stored near homes and urged city officials to scrutinize the company’s safety practices.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
This isn’t usually a problem for tracking open websites, since the OPFS file is stored in the browser’s default location.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
People often end up relying on the data generated or stored in their own silos to make decisions and recommendations.
—John Clemons, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stored
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The Rockies kept piling on and taking away any chance for late-game drama in LoDo.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Tedo kept opening bottles of his bold Saperavi red and refilling pitchers of amber wine.—
Lori Rackl,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Luxury takes center stage in the marble bathrooms, which are stashed with Penhaligon’s goodies and have Japanese loos with heated seats.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Axios reported Cuba has acquired roughly 300 military drones and stashed them throughout the country.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.—
Emily Manthei,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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Glimpse the vials stowed beside the eggs in the fridge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 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
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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
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The 28-year-old actress' portrayal of Cassie focused largely on the character's launch of her OnlyFans account in order to pay for an extravagant wedding and other debts accumulated throughout the intense third season.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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The spending had simply accumulated, invisible because everyone around it had stopped asking why.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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The history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic has recently become the subject of numerous oral history projects, where the stories of survivors, caregivers, activists, and health care professionals have been collected and made available online, traditionally published, and edited into documentaries.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
3 June 2026
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Instead, it will be collected and stored until the end of their voyage, like the existing policy toward liquor purchased at ports.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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“Stored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stored. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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