stowing away

present participle of stow away

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stowing away
Verb
  • Dreesen moved to Los Angeles, living on $1 a day and hitchhiking to The Comedy Store, begging for a set and bonding with other impoverished comedians.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
  • Joe, who grew up a closeted teen in Kansas City facing abuse by his father, hits the road hitchhiking.
    Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • That is how a quick hotel Wi-Fi session can turn into someone hijacking an account, locking you out, racking up charges or selling your access on the side.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
  • Britain’s far-right has a history of hijacking incidents like this to use as fuel for their own narratives.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Among other things, the Gennaro bill would require hitching posts to be installed throughout the park, which horses could be secured to.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
  • The union also backed a separate City Council bill that only has eight sponsors, which would make several changes to horse carriage regulations, including more training and hitching posts in the park to tether the horses.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Val Kilmer’s performance as this trickster poet forever thumbing his nose at reality embodies the movie’s tensions.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
  • For months, this young, rambunctious, and altogether infectious bunch played with house money, thumbing their collective noses at the idea of another year of rebuild futility.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Stowing away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stowing%20away. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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