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lock away

VERB

store

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accumulate bury deposit freeze hide hoard keep pack put save stash stockpile

STRONG

amass bank bin bottle cache can cumulate garner hive hutch mothball park reserve squirrel away stock up treasure victual warehouse

WEAK

keep in reserve lay away lay up lock up pack away put away put by put in storage roll up salt away save for rainy day sock away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disperse spend squander throw away uncover waste

STRONG

disburse dissipate divide

WEAK

use

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Mangroves are among the world's most effective natural carbon stores, but new research suggests their ability to lock away carbon could weaken as sea levels continue to rise.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

The UK's saltmarshes are vital "sinks" that lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, according to a new report from WWF.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

So, some companies are trying to make planting trees more lucrative than beef by monetizing their ability to lock away planet-warming carbon.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

The U.S. government last week announced its first research grants for soaking up carbon dioxide in the ocean, a geoengineering approach that would lock away atmospheric carbon and blunt global warming.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 13, 2023

In many ways, her memories of her brother have become things to lock away.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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