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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In the lead-up to the Great Depression, they hoarded coins and bullion, clinging to their wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Unified has enough money hoarded in reserves to reach a desired agreement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Undertaker Robert Bush hoarded dozens of bodies and half a tonne of human ashes.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
Over years of high inflation and currency controls, Argentines traded their battered pesos for dollars, which they often hoarded at home, in cash.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
He didn't care to spend money; like the dragons of legend, he hoarded it.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
