as in stash
a supply stored up and often hidden away
an emergency stockpile of potable water and canned goods in the cellar
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as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
we should be able to stockpile enough vaccine for the upcoming flu season
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Recent Examples of stockpile
Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
My stockpile of research was huge in relation to that.
—Nia Shumake, Essence, 15 May 2025
Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The bill allows Texas to stockpile bitcoin and potentially other cryptocurrencies.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Noun
Police searched the house on the same property the next day, but the lab tech had managed to move their stockpile of jurema bark.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
My stockpile of research was huge in relation to that.
—Nia Shumake, Essence, 15 May 2025
Verb
The report cites evidence that charter operators have stockpiled hundreds of millions in reserves while the district has accrued debt, some using public funds to finance private deals.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The bill allows Texas to stockpile bitcoin and potentially other cryptocurrencies.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockpile
Noun
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The arrival of summer beckons new possibilities, especially with your wardrobe and especially with your jewelry stash.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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If anything, how McVay treats his lead running back merely points to Corum and/or Hunter being great bench stashes if Williams gets hurt or loses his grasp on the lead role because of prolonged (multiple games) struggles.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The attack knocked out the electricity that powered the facility’s incubators and damaged the backup generator, but emergency responders rushed in to address the outage and ensure that the thousands of frozen eggs, sperm and embryos stored in cryogenic tanks went unharmed.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Raw shrimp was stored in the stand-up cooler alongside ready-to-eat foods.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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Together, those businesses helped Berkshire grow a cash hoard that now sits at nearly $348 billion, more than the stock market valuation of McDonald’s.—
Michael J. de la Merced,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Researchers can’t really tell who buried the hoard, Goldberg says.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As debt continues to accumulate, the U.S. increasingly faces the risk of default, which clearly impacted Moody’s decision to downgrade the credit rating.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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With shares down more than 34% this year, Tong urged clients to quickly accumulate shares.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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“Stockpile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockpile. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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