stock·pile
ˈstäk-ˌpī(-ə)l 
: a storage pile: such as
a
: a reserve supply of something essential accumulated within a country for use during a shortage
b
: a gradually accumulated reserve of something
avert stockpiles of unsold cars—
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stockpiled; stockpiling; stockpiles
1
: to place or store in or on a stockpile
2
: to accumulate a stockpile of
a country suspected of stockpiling weapons
stockpiler
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Examples of stockpile in a Sentence
Noun
a stockpile of medical supplies
an emergency stockpile of potable water and canned goods in the cellar
Verb
The government stockpiled vaccines to prepare for a flu epidemic.
we should be able to stockpile enough vaccine for the upcoming flu season
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Mostafa Salem, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
This would diminish the supply of artillery shells that South Korea has instead been sending to the U.S. to bolster American stockpiles, which have been dwindling throughout the war.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Speaking at the Cipher Brief security conference in Sea Island, Georgia, Burns said Iran has advanced its nuclear program by stockpiling uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Its stockpiles have reached 60% purity, a short step away from weapons-grade, which is 90%.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
This would diminish the supply of artillery shells that South Korea has instead been sending to the U.S. to bolster American stockpiles, which have been dwindling throughout the war.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
Solar and wind power have captured the world’s attention, but the energy must be stockpiled if the world is going to move away from fossil fuels.
—Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Speaking at the Cipher Brief security conference in Sea Island, Georgia, Burns said Iran has advanced its nuclear program by stockpiling uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Stockpile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockpile. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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