stowed away

verb

past tense of stow away
as in thumbed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stowed away
  1. thumbed
  2. hijacked
  3. hitchhiked
  4. hitched
Verb
  • Even games with anti-cheat that thumbed their nose at Linux and the Steam Deck are now supporting Windows on Arm, too.
    — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 1 June 2026
  • McCain first thumbed the pages en route to the Tarkanian Classic, a notable high school tournament in Las Vegas.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Definition of thumbed
Verb
  • For more on how attackers can abuse connected devices, see our report on how the FBI warned that more than 1 million Android devices were hijacked by malware.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • The cruelest dimension of this is that a Christianity hijacked by the evangelical right now seeks to sanctify that mythology in the name of God.
    — Otis Moss III, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Definition of hijacked
Verb
  • The two traveled to Chippewa County, Michigan, and hitchhiked to Kincheloe once the car broke down, officials said.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • Hinson, whose parents lived in Tennessee, frequently hitchhiked across the country.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Definition of hitchhiked
Verb
  • But when her big bro Sherlock (Henry Cavill) goes missing during the festivities, Enola pauses getting hitched to find him and also unearth a military cover-up.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • With both the bride and groom wearing Christian Dior haute couture and Christian Louboutin shoes, the 14x Grammy winner and 3x Super Bowl champion were hitched within the last half hour at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2026
Definition of hitched
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