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stowed away

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past tense of stow away

as in thumbed

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Super agent Scott Boras spoke about the potential for a lockout and thumbed his nose at the owners who want to limit how much teams can spend on talent.

— Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
Following the vote, Speaker Mike Johnson celebrated its passage and thumbed his nose at those who questioned or openly doubted its prospects.

— John Parkinson, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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At one point this summer, six vessels had been hijacked simultaneously with 90 crew members held hostage, according to Operation ATALANTA.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Much has been debated and discussed about its many metaphors and symbolism, which employed elements of a splintered universe long before the multiverse was hijacked by Hollywood superhero spectacles.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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After his discharge from the air force, Cormac McCarthy had hitchhiked around the country for a few months.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Weeks later, George and Louise hitchhiked 10 miles to the station; Louise’s husband had taken the car to work.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of hitchhiked

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But Coyote has hitched his hopes for the mammoth case upon a man who could only be called a coward.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Looks like an entire orbital launchpad could be hitched to a semi-truck and driven anywhere on Earth, thanks to space launch provider Rocket Lab.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

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