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squirrel

[skwur-uhl, skwuhr-, skwir-uhl] / ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr-, ˈskwɪr əl /
VERB
hoard
Synonyms
STRONG
cache collect deposit garner gather hide keep save stash stockpile store treasure
WEAK
acquire amass buy up lay away lay up pile up put aside for rainy day put by scrimp sock away stow away
Antonyms
STRONG
disperse distribute divide give scatter separate spread squander waste

Example Sentences

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Rattlesnakes like to hide in complex rocky outcrops, tall grass and squirrel burrows.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

A squirrel is casually cracking into your latest $67 contraption, and now you understand: You’re competing with a specialist, shaped by a deep evolutionary history in the trees.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

"What that means is that, in the case of the squirrel, it nibbled on aloe and took those metabolites into its own bloodstream," explained Bromage.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

It’s like riding in the bed of a pick-up truck driven by a squirrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025

“Something entirely different could have happened, something even worse. Like maybe he would have grown squirrel teeth.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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