stockpiling

verb

present participle of stockpile
as in storing
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 stockpiling The company has prided itself on relying on about two dozen mammoth warehouses as the core of its vast logistical network stockpiling the goods before shipping to about 100,000 storefront distribution points nationwide. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 This involves studying tariff schedules and determining advantages related to stockpiling or making major purchases sooner. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026 That failure also prevented the United States and its allies from stockpiling fuel to mitigate economic disruptions. — Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026 Japan plans to spend up to $100 billion over five years on stockpiling ammunition, maintenance, and hardening military bases across its archipelago. — Huong Le-Thu, Time, 22 July 2026 The Browns are getting younger, stockpiling draft picks and reshaping their salary-cap situation for upcoming seasons. — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 15 July 2026 Brackpool’s pitch was that by stockpiling water from the Colorado River under the Cadiz sands in years when a surplus was available and delivering it during droughts, the company could assuage the supply crisis confronting Southern California. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 During the Revolutionary War, General Washington worried that British troops were stockpiling weapons and ammunition in the fort and preparing to attack northern colonies. — Lane Degregory, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026 This is because companies tend to work to preserve profit margins in the face of variables like tariffs and took aggressive action to dodge the brunt of the tariffs following their announcements, such as stockpiling goods. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockpiling
  1. storing
  2. stashing
  3. hoarding
  4. accumulating
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  • Instead of storing this platform ambient heat underground for the winter, just use it right now.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The two reservoirs provide hydroelectricity, drinking and irrigation water to millions of Americans across the West by storing up the Colorado River.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of storing
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  • Side slits encourage airflow on hot, sticky days, and there are two for stashing small essentials.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple internal and external compartments keep you ultra-organized; and there’s a dedicated laptop pocket for stashing your computer.
    — Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of stashing
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  • Paige O’Donnell, 62, was arrested following an animal-hoarding investigation at her home.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, about 25 percent of guests have admitted to hoarding a few items from breakfast to snack on later, and 16 percent have helped themselves to the toiletries from the housekeeping cart.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of hoarding
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  • In our own solar system, giant planets such as Jupiter and Saturn are thought to have begun rapidly accumulating their massive gaseous envelopes once their growing cores reached roughly 20 times Earth's mass.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Kraken have done a fantastic job accumulating depth and building a balanced system with a priority on skill.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of accumulating

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