stows away

Definition of stows awaynext
present tense third-person singular of stow away
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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
  • Following her character’s breakup with a cowboy (played by Luke Grimes), Langley hitches a ride back to Tennessee with a sage country singer who’s already seen it all (Miranda Lambert).
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • Cillian Murphy Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy also makes an appearance as the spokesmodel for Opalite, appearing on a billboard with a bright smile and thumbs up.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Feldman, meanwhile, flashed a big smile and thumbs up to the camera.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In the final cut, Mabel accidentally stumbles upon research being done by her biology professor (Kathy Najimy), discovers the technology, and hijacks a robot beaver.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • By feeding a stodgy institutional figure like Powell into the AI-meme deluge, the internet hijacks the Federal Reserve’s image and accelerates it past the point of professional control.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Stows away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stows%20away. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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