hoard
noun
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc..
hoarded
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past participleof hoard.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hoard.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hoardnouna supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc..
Example Sentences
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But some partners felt for years he hoarded resources and stifled plans to grow in other areas, some of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
She dotes on her husband, who suffers from dementia and comes to terms with all the paraphernalia and recordings from her career that she hoarded for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Ironically, some of the more shareholder-unfriendly banks have a lot of capital because they hoarded the capital; they didn’t allocate it.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
Undertaker Robert Bush hoarded dozens of bodies and half a tonne of human ashes.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
My rainy-day money was hidden here, eight iron pennies I had hoarded for when my luck turned bad.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
