SQUIRRELED (AWAY) Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

squirreled (away)

verb

variants or squirrelled (away)

past tense of squirrel (away)

as in stored

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place squirreled the information away for future reference

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The name came from the orange stripe painted across the 55-gallon drums where the chemical mix was stored.

— Nicole Borman, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Tupperware, plastic containers with tightly locking lids, transformed the way food was stored (as well as the way brands sold their wares).

— Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 30 July 2026

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Priscilla wanted Cary to convince Lucky to bring her the money that John had stashed away.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
In 2018, a Canadian man pleaded guilty to smuggling guns into Canada via the library by collecting bags of pistols stashed inside the bathroom by his American partners.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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Call volumes doubled puts in back-to-back sessions Friday and Monday, with almost three times as many calls bought versus puts by midday Monday, according to data from ThinkOrSwim.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 13 July 2026
This tidal locking, simply put by the University of Hawaii at Manoa, is the result of the gravitational effect of the Earth on the Moon.

— Ray Petelin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026

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