as in hijacker
someone who hides on a ship, airplane, etc., in order to travel without paying or being seen
A stowaway was discovered on the ship.
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Recent Examples of stow away
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
No ugly speakers or tell-tale wires—and all the controls panels are discreetly stowed away in little ‘nerve center’ closets on each deck.
—Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Dali has pleaded not guilty to a federal stowaway charge.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 7 May 2025
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Noun
With the case in place, the iPad and keyboard can be tucked under an arm or stowed away in a work bag.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
No ugly speakers or tell-tale wires—and all the controls panels are discreetly stowed away in little ‘nerve center’ closets on each deck.
—Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
Verb
On Saturday May 24, two stowaway pigeons caused the delay on Delta Flight 2348, which was supposed to fly from Minneapolis to Madison, Wisconsin, according to passenger Thomas Caw, who was onboard the plane during the incident.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Dali has pleaded not guilty to a federal stowaway charge.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stow away
Verb
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Two Black men pick up a white woman hitchhiking on the boulevard.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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Previous research has documented individual nematodes hitchhiking on insects.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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More than 1,600 reviewers give this cheesy pasta two thumbs up – or five stars.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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By continuing to insist that the United States does not need Canada – or any other country – Trump is thumbing his nose at our biggest trade partners and allies.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
11 May 2025
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Multiple national park advocacy groups, including some comprised of current and former NPS employees, have called for the public to hijack the government’s initiative by posting comments in support of national parks and their employees.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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But most user applications don't have kernel access specifically because a buggy app (or one hijacked by malware) with kernel access can bring the entire system down rather than just affecting the app.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
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Now hitched, John and Jane navigate a high-risk mission every week while also facing a new relationship milestone.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 July 2025
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The invasive fire ants first hitched a boat ride to Alabama in 1918.—
Gareth McGrath,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Wolf Blitzer appears with a CNN breaking news update of sheer panic in the trailer (below): The country has been hit with widespread technology outages, computers have been highjacked and there are significant casualties.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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Getty Images / Vincent Sandoval / Contributor For the second time in two weeks, printers across the world have been highjacked, rolling out page after page of odd propaganda.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
WIRED,
13 Dec. 2018
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“Stow away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stow%20away. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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