stockpile
noun
a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
have stockpiled
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present perfectof stockpile.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Lakers have stockpiled cap space and picks — as of draft night, they’ll have 2026, 2031 and 2033 first-rounders to offer — like they’re doomsayers outfitting a bunker.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
The G-7 could work through the International Energy Agency, which represents 32 oil-consuming nations, to coordinate a release of some of the 1.2 billion barrels worth of oil they have stockpiled.
From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026
Energy companies have stockpiled spare parts to make repairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Federal agencies have stockpiled vaccines and drugs to be used in a possible bird flu outbreak.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
Thousands have attended protests in Seoul calling for government action, as some shoppers fearing food supply disruptions have stockpiled salt and other necessities.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2023
