as in hoard
a supply stored up and often hidden away
keeps a stash of tissues in her desk in case anyone needs one
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as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
stashed the extra antifreeze in the trunk of the car
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Recent Examples of stash
Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
The cocaine was allegedly transported from Mexico to the Los Angeles area, where it was stored in stash houses before being transported to Canada via long-haul semi-trucks, according to the indictment.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025
Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy On the way there, stashing your dry and clean skis in your car isn’t such a big deal.
—Cameron Martindell, Outside, 3 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The foundation was, however, seeded by $4 million left over from his inauguration stash, according to The New York Times.
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Finally, with the samples stashed safely in an ice chest, Collins opened the grills, blowtorched some pellets inside, and watched as the smoke got going.
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Noun
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The oldest coin in the hoard dates to 1863, the height of the American Civil War.—
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Poverty wages boosted profits GAESA’s many companies tap into the country’s foreign hard-currency revenues, and its business model keeps labor costs and taxes at a minimum, which may help explain the exorbitant hoard of dollars the military amassed even as ordinary Cubans became poorer and poorer.—
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Rather than storing all of your cleaning supplies in one central cabinet, use a caddy to keep some cleaning supplies and tools in each bathroom.—
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Instead of storing the marbles from your childhood in a bin in your closet, put them in a jar on your bookshelf.—
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“Stash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stash. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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