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
Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
Even before the Iran war, stockpiles had been drained by lethargic manufacturing and munitions donations to Ukraine and Israel.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Officers arrested two people and seized more than 2,800 boxes of Lego toys stockpiled in a Long Beach home.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
An encyclopedic museum is only as good as the art in its stockpiles, and that requires a lot of research.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
Even before the Iran war, stockpiles had been drained by lethargic manufacturing and munitions donations to Ukraine and Israel.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
Others urged buyers to stockpile.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Officers arrested two people and seized more than 2,800 boxes of Lego toys stockpiled in a Long Beach home.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockpile
Noun
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Her childhood neighbor makes dog bandanas, so Larkin asked if her neighbor could make several for the shop using fabric from her mother’s personal fabric stash.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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The front pocket organizer and rear trolley tunnel stash have RFID Blocking Protection Technology to protect you from the modern version of credit card theft.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The first is whether a geofence is covered by the Fourth Amendment at all, and second is whether the millions of people who voluntarily signed up to have their location data stored for them essentially gave up any right to privacy.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Maintained by a team of a dozen full-time florists, the flowers for the ceremony were stored in a giant walk-in refrigerator and were delivered to the set all in one day to avoid them sitting out in the sun.—
Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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Researchers from the University of Oslo's Museum of Cultural History certified the find and said in a news release on April 29 that the cache of 2,970 silver coins is the largest Viking Age coin hoard in Norwegian history.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Then, as now, those financially required to work for a living actually create the wealth, and the nobility hoard and ultimately weaponize it.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Dander, fur, and dust can accumulate quickly, especially in spaces with carpeting or heavy foot traffic, where particles tend to settle and recirculate throughout the day.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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As people returned from their Earth Week effort to clear trash accumulated over the winter from Waukegan Municipal Beach on Saturday, two were lugging large rusted pieces of steel.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Stockpile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockpile. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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