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as in stashed
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
squirrels commonly store nuts in the hollows of trees and other places to prepare for the winter
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Recent Examples of stored
The outlet also reported that a cadaver dog alerted to a shed on the property where the trash can had allegedly been stored.
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Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Unless they’re dried, bulk mushrooms should be used within just a few days of purchasing, stored in a brown paper bag.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
By contrast, sports like sprinting and powerlifting are done in short spurts, and the body responds by burning through energy sources that are already stored in the muscles.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 20 May 2026
Instead of handing your passport to an immigration officer, eligible travelers can scan their passport themselves, step into a gate, and look into a camera that matches their face to the biometric photo stored in their passport chip.
—Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
Researchers then use a database of product ingredients to identify common preservatives and compare levels of consumption over years with medical data stored in the French national health care system.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
The result would be stored in your Google Drive, accessible from your work computer.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The heat, which can be stored until needed, is then transferred into an oil that allows it to be carried to industrial users, in this instance the POET plant next door.
—CBS News, 20 May 2026
People have lost more than $100 million placing parlay bets from Kalshi’s retail app and website this year, according to data stored for public access by the prediction market company’s partner Dune.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Unless they’re dried, bulk mushrooms should be used within just a few days of purchasing, stored in a brown paper bag.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
By contrast, sports like sprinting and powerlifting are done in short spurts, and the body responds by burning through energy sources that are already stored in the muscles.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 20 May 2026
Instead of handing your passport to an immigration officer, eligible travelers can scan their passport themselves, step into a gate, and look into a camera that matches their face to the biometric photo stored in their passport chip.
—Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
Researchers then use a database of product ingredients to identify common preservatives and compare levels of consumption over years with medical data stored in the French national health care system.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
The result would be stored in your Google Drive, accessible from your work computer.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The heat, which can be stored until needed, is then transferred into an oil that allows it to be carried to industrial users, in this instance the POET plant next door.
—CBS News, 20 May 2026
People have lost more than $100 million placing parlay bets from Kalshi’s retail app and website this year, according to data stored for public access by the prediction market company’s partner Dune.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stored
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Riley kept moving, crashing parties at the Sundance Film Festival and toting the screenplay everywhere, honing his pitch.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Taylor saw the leaderboards across Aronimink and kept right on walking.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Luxury takes center stage in the marble bathrooms, which are stashed with Penhaligon’s goodies and have Japanese loos with heated seats.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Axios reported Cuba has acquired roughly 300 military drones and stashed them throughout the country.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.—
Emily Manthei,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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Glimpse the vials stowed beside the eggs in the fridge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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If films are vital to our culture, then they must be shared, not hoarded and locked away.—
Raj Tawney,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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In another area, a mother and daughter, white with black spots, were saved from being hoarded and getting killed for meat.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The most fraught part of settling an estate can be disposing of all the possessions accumulated over a lifetime.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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An older egg will tilt or stand upright on the bottom, and one that floats has accumulated significant air.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
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All human waste is collected in barrels and sent back frozen.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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Money, gold, phones, and identification cards were collected to be handed to military intelligence.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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“Stored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stored. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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