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as in to stash
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
stowed candy bars, which were forbidden at the summer camp, under a board in the cabin's floor
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Recent Examples of stow
Long baskets can be perfect for stowing bags of chips, cookies, or nuts in deep spaces.
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Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
Family Friendliness: The Panamera seats four passengers with only two rear seats; however, there are full sets of lower anchors and upper tethers in both seats and plenty of footwell room for stowing tote bags.
—Scotty Reiss, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025
This spacious duffle does great as an overhead carry-on or stowed in his trunk for a weekend road trip.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Jan. 2025
Receive Zone 5 Priority Boarding on Delta flights; board early, stow your carry-on bag and settle in sooner.
—Senitra Horbrook, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
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Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
Family Friendliness: The Panamera seats four passengers with only two rear seats; however, there are full sets of lower anchors and upper tethers in both seats and plenty of footwell room for stowing tote bags.
—Scotty Reiss, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025
This spacious duffle does great as an overhead carry-on or stowed in his trunk for a weekend road trip.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Jan. 2025
Receive Zone 5 Priority Boarding on Delta flights; board early, stow your carry-on bag and settle in sooner.
—Senitra Horbrook, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stow
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Wise minds inside any presidential administration would quickly sell every barrel of oil presently stored in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Most of that ends up in the Wayback Machine, while the rest is digitized analog media — books, television, radio, academic papers — scanned and stored on servers.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2025
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Easy to stash in a purse or beach bag, the stick swivels up so no sharpening is required—nor is a brush.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2025
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Some people stash it in inconspicuous places around the house, a habit that experts say can lead to trouble down the line.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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The aim is to keep winning in the FA Cup, too, with a trip to Fulham next Saturday standing in the way of a semi-final at Wembley.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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And keeping the sea lanes open, keeping trade and commerce open… MARGARET BRENNAN: Yes. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER MIKE WALTZ: … is a fundamental aspect of our national security.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article A woman was found dead after a Waukegan house just after midnight Friday, the second blaze this month where firefighters were hampered by hoarding conditions inside the home.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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The measure also limits construction cost increases for 180 days after a disaster declaration and prohibits hoarding goods to resell for 30 days.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have accumulated evidence for this approach by studying natural events that have flung small particles into the atmosphere.—
Ramin Skibba,
WIRED,
22 Mar. 2025
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Over centuries, bacteria broke down ammonia in guano, converting it into nitrates that accumulated in cave soil.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Stow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stow. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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