SQUIRRELED (AWAY) Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

squirreled (away)

verb

variants or squirrelled (away)

past tense of squirrel (away)

as in stored

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place squirreled the information away for future reference

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The system combines molten salt reactors with thermal energy storage, allowing excess heat to be stored when electricity demand is low and used to generate additional power when demand increases.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
The stranger's dress had been stored in the family's house for more than a decade.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

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Firearms purchased in Florida were put in small backpacks and stashed in a trashcan in the library bathroom, the department said.

— Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Oh, and although there are surfboards stashed throughout the property, none of the goats actually get on them.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

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At the center of that decision was a memo put by Noem requiring that every contract above $100,000 must be personally signed off by her.

— Luke Barr, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
More than twice as many Palantir calls traded than puts by volume Monday, with traders buying 56,000 calls and fewer than 25,000 puts, according to ThinkOrSwim data.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

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