as in stored
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
salted away some jewels in a safe-deposit box for the lean times
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Recent Examples of salted away
Dillon Brooks’ 3-point fadeaway jumper clanked as Melton contested, and that same Warrior salted away the win with a layup as time expired.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salted away
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The bottle was moved and properly stored during the inspection.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Everything is stored in the cloud, not on personal devices.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Kahnle, despite his status as a 12-year MLB veteran, can be stashed in Triple-A to start the season.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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On pickup trucks, for instance, the spare tire is cryptically stashed and onerous to extract.—
Maddy Butcher,
Washington Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Salted away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salted%20away. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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