Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stowing away
Verb
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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 -
In one segment, when Kimmel and McNearney pick up a hitchhiking Olivia Rodrigo while taking the family to school, Jane shows off her personality, clasping her hands over her mouth in disbelief when Rodrigo enters the car, only to sing-along with the pop star on her way to school.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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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
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This year’s sequel climaxes with Grace hijacking her second wedding to a Satanic heir by killing him and banishing his oligarchical cabal to hell.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 May 2026
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The developmental vehicle returned to Earth empty, while its crew remained behind at the orbital outpost before hitching a ride home in March 2025 with Boeing's SpaceX competitor.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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More urgent and concerning is the possibility of winter ticks hitching a ride on mule deer that migrate into Alaska.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
3 June 2026
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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
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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 13 Jun. 2026.
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