stowing away

Definition of stowing awaynext
present participle of stow away

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stowing away
Verb
  • At 14, Wuornos gave birth to a son who was placed for adoption, and she was soon pushed out of the home and began drifting and hitchhiking, per the Netflix documentary.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • His journey involved freighters, hitchhiking and about any means of transportation available that was not an airplane or rental car.
    Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There will never again be one rogue program hijacking the sport with attitude and intimidation.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Three men who escaped a Georgia jail were arrested Monday in Florida, accused of hijacking a Lyft ride-share and kidnapping the driver after putting a rope around her neck, according to a criminal complaint.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 27 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Several Vanderpump Rules alumni aren't hitching their wagons to The Valley.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Getting stuck in some remote native village for 36 days while hitching rides.
    Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Israel, a small nation dependent on our country for military support, is thumbing its nose at us, the most powerful country in the world.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Today, Lone Star state legislators are thumbing their noses at the longstanding political norm, followed by every other state, of waiting until the next census before redrawing their congressional districts.
    Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Stowing away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stowing%20away. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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