stash
verb (used with object)
to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed byaway ).
had been stashing
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past perfect progressiveof stash.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The Philadelphia Eagles had been stashing players in the 103rd Engineers unit of the Pennsylvania National Guard for a decade.
From Slate ● May 31, 2018
These folks usually are and have been so toxic that their bodies had been stashing uneliminated toxins in their fat for years.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Steve Solomon
