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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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Despite being much more closely related to mice than to monkeys, squirrel evolution followed the primate playbook.

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

Diablo Circle when she suddenly felt something heavy on her leg, when she looked down she saw it — a squirrel.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

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

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.