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as in stashed
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 stowed
Power is the bottleneck Nearly all modern humanoids run on batteries stowed in the torso or a backpack.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
When pets are allowed on board, pet containers are treated as carry-on baggage and must remain properly stowed beneath the seat for taxiing, takeoff and landing, the FAA notes.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Rods and lures safely stowed, the paddling anglers head past the swampy banks and cast their lines through the reeds and lily pads.
—Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
As Rossini stowed her purse in a tiny back office, a manager named Katie Atlas was onboarding a new employee, a young woman who fiddled nervously with her necklace.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Pull out all of the food I’d tucked into assorted pockets during the day and put it into the bear can, locked and stowed far away from the tent.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025
When finished, the cables were neatly stowed under the boot floor.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Your carry-on is safely stowed, your audiobook is queued up, and your phone is on airplane mode.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
When pets are allowed on board, pet containers are treated as carry-on baggage and must remain properly stowed beneath the seat for taxiing, takeoff and landing, the FAA notes.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Rods and lures safely stowed, the paddling anglers head past the swampy banks and cast their lines through the reeds and lily pads.
—Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
As Rossini stowed her purse in a tiny back office, a manager named Katie Atlas was onboarding a new employee, a young woman who fiddled nervously with her necklace.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Pull out all of the food I’d tucked into assorted pockets during the day and put it into the bear can, locked and stowed far away from the tent.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025
When finished, the cables were neatly stowed under the boot floor.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Your carry-on is safely stowed, your audiobook is queued up, and your phone is on airplane mode.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stowed
Verb
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Solid rocket motors can be stored for longer periods of time and are easier to conceal, transport, and launch on demand.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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This liquid air is stored in insulated tanks like a giant energy reserve.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Thousands of pages of documents stashed in drawers, stuffed in bags, and piled in boxes in a bathtub chronicle every step of their 16-year quest for justice.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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In the early days, operating out of a small cart, Rossini served the cookies in paper cones, which couldn’t be folded up or stashed in a bag.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Adding flip-flops kept it less serious.—
Libby Page,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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For the second year in a row, this gritty paste has kept our lips softer, smoother, and flake-freer than any of its peers.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gallatin, Tennessee — More than 250,000 animals are hoarded in residences across the United States each year, according to the Animal Humane Society, and they are often left to suffer in horrific conditions.—
Meg Dunn,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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All around him, there is misery and hoarded wealth, work and little love.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Stowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stowed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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