as in stash
a supply stored up and often hidden away
an emergency stockpile of potable water and canned goods in the cellar
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as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
we should be able to stockpile enough vaccine for the upcoming flu season
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Recent Examples of stockpile
TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Among other things, the agency oversees and maintains the country’s nuclear stockpile.
—Maya C. Miller, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
But the reality is the Padres are stockpiling wins.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noun
As Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on, it's become clear that Eastern European NATO members still have vast stores of Soviet-era weapons in their stockpiles that weren't interoperable with Western weaponry.
—TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Among other things, the agency oversees and maintains the country’s nuclear stockpile.
—Maya C. Miller, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
Some costs might be absorbed by insurance plans, and price increases might not materialize for several months because suppliers have stockpiled drugs in anticipation of tariffs.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
But the reality is the Padres are stockpiling wins.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockpile
Noun
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At one point, at a therapist's urging, Hale's parents took a stash of guns.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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The men transported migrants by sharing routes, guides, stash houses, trucks and trailers to consolidate costs and minimize risks, according to court records.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Reporters may be asked to unlock phones, laptops, or social media accounts, which could lead to sensitive material being copied or stored.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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To make your clothes last longer, wash them less frequently, use cold water, wash inside out, air dry and store them properly.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The classic Super Shotgun feels incredible to use in tandem with the shield, blasting your way through droves of lesser demons before lobbing the shield to make the hoards explode in bursts of blood.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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The hoard includes Iron Age metalwork that was made up of a variety of unique objects, including components of wagons or chariots, including 28 iron tires.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The rookies this season accumulated 0.054 win shares per 48 minutes—the ninth lowest of the past 40 seasons, but still significantly above recent seasons such as 2014, 2015 and 2017, as well as the infamously unproductive 2001 cohort.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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For example, an American house accumulates an average of 300,000 objects, with more money spent each year on shoes, jewelry and clothes than on higher education.—
Ana Morales,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Stockpile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockpile. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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