stowing away

Definition of stowing awaynext
present participle of stow away

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stowing away
Verb
  • At Loyola, his eye for the absurd found a feast in the French Quarter; his interview series, Quarter Confessions, eventually birthed his memoir-zine, All Gas, No Brakes, a document of a 70-day hitchhiking journey across America.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Your journey may not be as dramatic as Bob Dylan hitchhiking from Minnesota to Greenwich Village.
    Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Nicky’s sister Portia (Gus Birney) seems intent on hijacking the wedding, spearheading everything from food to decor.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • In the 1960s, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and then the Palestine Liberation Organization began hijacking international flights.
    Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Economist Jayati Ghosh, who researched India's COVID response, estimates some 80 million migrant workers tried to return home, walking and hitching rides in searing summer heat.
    Diaa Hadid, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Clayton Club Saloon — which developed a reputation as a rowdy cowboy bar, decked out with boots hanging from the ceiling and hitching posts outside — anchored the small city’s downtown.
    Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 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 18 Apr. 2026.

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