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as in to stash
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
stowed candy bars, which were forbidden at the summer camp, under a board in the cabin's floor
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Recent Examples of stow
The jeans still have two front pockets and two back pockets to stow your phone or other small items at the airport and beyond.
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Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s also outfitted with roomy pockets to stow your phone, keys, and other on-the-go essentials, plus doubly secure button- and zip-closure.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Power is the bottleneck Nearly all modern humanoids run on batteries stowed in the torso or a backpack.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Slightly bigger than the Daily, the Voyage Duffle is the perfect weekender bag or carry-on option, with extra room to stow all your travel necessities and more—even fitting on top of a roller bag.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
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Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s also outfitted with roomy pockets to stow your phone, keys, and other on-the-go essentials, plus doubly secure button- and zip-closure.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Power is the bottleneck Nearly all modern humanoids run on batteries stowed in the torso or a backpack.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Slightly bigger than the Daily, the Voyage Duffle is the perfect weekender bag or carry-on option, with extra room to stow all your travel necessities and more—even fitting on top of a roller bag.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stow
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The acting head of DOE’s environmental program was fired in early September, prompting speculation that the agency was trying to shift toward storing the waste by mixing it with a cement-like substance called grout, reported Science.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Ice is often taken for granted today, but the ability to both store and keep frozen water signified immense influence and privilege in ancient cultures.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
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Or go on the opposite side of the design spectrum and wake up your coffee party with an Anut Cairo Circus jar—a perfect place to stash sugar cubes.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
15 Oct. 2025
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The hoard includes some unusual coins and tells a story about the time when it was carefully stashed away.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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Individual bulbs need to be spaced at least an inch apart, so keep that in mind when choosing the width of your container.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Such pleasurable pains, at their most chronic, or their most carnal, can keep Lang occupied for the length of a stanza.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Even gold, which once was hoarded, has evolved into a base for lending and credit markets.—
Luke Xie,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The home was hoarded, covered in refuse and infested with insects.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
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When exposure occurs through food or drinking water, cesium-137 can accumulate in the body and increase the risk of cancer due to its DNA-damaging properties.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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When nesting under your porch or deck or in a crawlspace, chimney, or attic, raccoon waste will accumulate and cause odors.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Stow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stow. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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