stowed away

verb

past tense of stow away
as in thumbed

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  1. thumbed
  2. hijacked
  3. hitchhiked
  4. hitched
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  • 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
  • Even games with anti-cheat that thumbed their nose at Linux and the Steam Deck are now supporting Windows on Arm, too.
    — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 1 June 2026
Definition of thumbed
Verb
  • The Omani Flydubai co-pilot who hijacked a passenger plane last week planned to crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion International Airport in central Israel, UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif al Shamsi said on Friday.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Season 2’s trailer shows hitwoman Julie reluctantly teaming up with Edward once again, when his dream honeymoon with Kayla (Shalom Brune-Franklin) is hijacked and his new wife taken hostage.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of hijacked
Verb
  • The two traveled to Chippewa County, Michigan, and hitchhiked to Kincheloe once the car broke down, officials said.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • Hinson, whose parents lived in Tennessee, frequently hitchhiked across the country.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Definition of hitchhiked
Verb
  • 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
Definition of hitched
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“Stowed away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stowed%20away. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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