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
  • The goal is to stop scammers from hijacking accounts through tricks like fake talent competitions or misleading QR codes.
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • For example, a standout sequence in which Mabel’s attempts to communicate with Jerry via text-to-speech on her phone are derailed by George and the other animals hijacking it while discovering emojis is a riot, and only works because each of the characters is immediately understandable.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Another unique feature will be a hitching post area behind the building to have room for up to four Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol horses, Schwartz said.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Several Vanderpump Rules alumni aren't hitching their wagons to The Valley.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
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 21 Mar. 2026.

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