storing

verb

present participle of store
1
as in keeping
to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability we decided to store the lawn mower in the shed instead of the garage

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2
as in stashing
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place squirrels commonly store nuts in the hollows of trees and other places to prepare for the winter

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Recent Examples of storing Every operation consumes computational resources, while storing intermediate results requires additional qubits. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Both robots had equal-power motors, with one providing steady, continuous motion in the rigid legs and the other intermittently storing energy and releasing it in snaps. — New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 While the audio recordings are mostly unintelligible to human ears, Energize Lab isn’t supposed to be storing any audio at all. — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026 Ryan is also facing additional charges for improperly storing firearms near a minor and receiving an untraceable firearm. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Formlabs intends each resin to have its own dedicated tank, and every tank includes a lid for storing material between uses. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 Eventually Fiveash will transition into a storage and distribution center, storing water produced by the new plant and pumping it directly into the city’s water distribution system to serve customers. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 The Safest Way To Marinate Meat Riles’ best advice for storing marinated meat is a food-safe resealable bag. — Bianca Lambert, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2026 Throughout August, warehouses storing books belonging to Ukrainian publishers also came under Russian attack. — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for storing
  1. keeping
  2. stashing
  3. stowing
  4. hoarding
  5. accumulating
  6. collecting
Verb
  • Fire officials were most concerned with keeping the blaze north of Encinal Canyon Road, one of the few natural firebreaks in the immediate area.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • These functions extend the partnership beyond keeping a drone connected to its operator.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of keeping
Verb
  • The behaviors run the full range, from tiny tweaks like stashing the phone across the room, killing pointless notifications and blocking off screen-free stretches, all the way to full-day commitments to unplug.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
  • While the reason the coins were stored remains a mystery, museum officials told AP that historical records point to a Roman soldier stashing his savings.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of stashing
Verb
  • If that isn't good enough, buyers can opt for an Internal Waterproof Gear Vault bag for more securely stowing gotta-stay-dry items such as electronics.
    — Ben Coxworth July 03, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
  • Passengers would also be prohibited from stowing them out of sight in overhead bins, per the memo.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
Definition of stowing
Verb
  • Fungi can artificially inflate the price by hoarding the phosphorus in their network and then driving the price of it, waiting basically until the plant is able to provide more carbon in return.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Unlicensed resellers face arrest, and stations caught hoarding can lose their license under the new measures.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of hoarding
Verb
  • The combination of accumulating snow and potentially slick roads could affect travel in the mountains from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning.
    — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Scientists are investigating whether these accumulating pressures on the developing gut microbiome may contribute to rising neurodevelopmental differences, like autism with high support needs.
    — Holly Baines, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of accumulating
Verb
  • For Le Bon Marché, the auction will offer a way to bring a specialist collecting market into a department store, creating an event that combines an exhibition, shopping and a live experience.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Even if Washington continues to lead the world in software, therefore, China may be able to rapidly gain ground on or even surpass the United States by deploying AI across the physical economy and collecting greater amounts of real-world data.
    — Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of collecting

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“Storing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/storing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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