stows away

Definition of stows awaynext
present tense third-person singular of stow away

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stows away
Verb
  • Now Kiki is spooked, walks right out of the party, and basically hitchhikes a ride with some invisible truck driver.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Piecemeal progress As Scott hitches his legacy to trying to eradicate the thousands of vacant homes that have blighted the city for decades, the contrast between the two neighborhoods may be the biggest hurdle.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The video player page includes a description, links to similar content, and the ability to give a film a thumbs up or thumbs down.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Robinson and his team at Stanford Medicine uncovered a particularly sneaky mechanism that EBV possesses, which essentially hijacks the body's defences to switch sides and mount an attack on the immune system.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Investigating viruses means investigating genes—since the way a virus hijacks a cell is by forcing it to replicate the viral genome in place of the host’s.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Stows away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stows%20away. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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