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as in stash
a supply stored up and often hidden away
keeps a hoard of empty yogurt containers in his basement workshop for storing whatnots
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as in reserve
a collection of things kept available for future use or need
she couldn't find one pencil with an eraser in her entire hoard of pencil stubs
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as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
he's been hoarding empty yogurt containers all winter, with the intention of using them to start seedlings in the spring
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Recent Examples of hoard
Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Researchers believe the hoard was buried around 900 A.D. – around the time the region was going through upheaval.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2025
Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 24 Mar. 2025
Central banks hoard gold rather than trading it, which reduces the available supply and amplifies future price movements.
—Bob Haber, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Much of the hoard was found to be either burnt or broken, which the team believes suggests some kind of symbolic process to display wealth and power.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Researchers believe the hoard was buried around 900 A.D. – around the time the region was going through upheaval.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
Political uncertainty historically leads to consumer reticence—a reluctance to buy and an impulse to hoard savings.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 24 Mar. 2025
Central banks hoard gold rather than trading it, which reduces the available supply and amplifies future price movements.
—Bob Haber, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoard
Noun
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The star's jewelry stash is bedazzled with so much more than anklets though.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Chinese appear to be disgorging themselves of their vast stash of treasuries.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The idea came from observing hydrocarbon reservoirs in northern Italy’s Po Valley over two decades — essentially storage wells where gas coming from external pipelines is pumped and stored in summer to create reserves for Italy in winter.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Corporate executives don’t want to destroy morale; government agencies must retain reserve; and those of us in the job market – coaches, recruiters, staffers, etc. – must not let pessimism creep in.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Verb
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There are also pockets on the outside for storing shoes and other accessories.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2025
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Originally used to store claymore mines and their accessories, the bag had been repurposed by McLean to carry supplies to men in the field.—
Made by History,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Bird flu has continued to decimate the egg supply, lifting prices, researchers at the University of Tennessee and Mississippi State University found in February.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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Yell and the regiment were tasked with ensuring that the army's supplies were transported to the new camp, but after Mexican forces fired upon the Arkansans, Yell burned the supplies that had not yet been removed and retreated after the rest of the army to Buena Vista.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Since 2020, content creator Remi Bader had accumulated millions of TikTok followers by offering her opinions on the fits of popular clothing brands as a plus-size woman.—
Jess Rauchberg,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Department of Water and Power accumulated the most overtime pay: $426 million.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Shein began stockpiling goods, bulk shipping to US warehouses as early as last year, Chris Tang, a professor of global supply chain management at the University of California, Los Angeles, previously told CNN.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Make a Mother's Day Scrapbook Turn those old photo and memories into something Mom can treasure.—
Laura Broadwell,
Parents,
1 May 2025
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Its eight half-hours don’t feel like time well spent so much as just spent, in ways too innocuous to hate but too tedious to treasure.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2025
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“Hoard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoard. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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