stowing away

Definition of stowing awaynext
present participle of stow away

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stowing away
Verb
  • Lint rollers are also an excellent tool at at removing hitchhiking bed bugs from your person or belongings, adds Wilson.
    Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Black had contact with many people in town while hitchhiking back and forth.
    Alan Gionet, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Trump’s entire doctrine is naked rapacity, from Venezuela to hijacking the Kennedy Center to hideously remaking the White House in his own gaudy image.
    Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Brooklyn Beckham also accused his mom of hijacking his first dance with Peltz at the wedding reception.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Unlike the city of Poway, which favors hitching posts over parking meters, San Diego has elected to ignore all rational analyses of parking fee options, in favor of looking at parking as a cash cow.
    Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Several Vanderpump Rules alumni aren't hitching their wagons to The Valley.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Why did Lucas take the note from De Palma while thumbing his nose at studio suggestions?
    Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
  • He was criticized for seemingly thumbing his nose at the NFL’s Rooney Rule and only interviewing four candidates before selecting Vrabel.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Stowing away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stowing%20away. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.

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