warehoused; warehousing; warehouses
1
: to deposit, store, or stock in or as if in a warehouse
2
: to confine or house (a person) in conditions suggestive of a warehouse
Examples of warehouse in a Sentence
Noun
when the warehouse burned down, we lost most of our merchandise
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
According to Costco's website, warehouses will be closed on Labor Day.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Business leaders who demand accountability, efficiency, and measurable outcomes in their companies should be outraged by a child welfare system that warehouses children without ensuring their voices are heard.
—Howard Talenfeld, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Noun
File photo of a Costco warehouse store in Chicago.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
According to Costco's website, warehouses will be closed on Labor Day.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
By calling this jail a 'deportation depot,' DeSantis is reducing human beings to commodities—objects that can be warehoused, processed, and shipped away.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Business leaders who demand accountability, efficiency, and measurable outcomes in their companies should be outraged by a child welfare system that warehouses children without ensuring their voices are heard.
—Howard Talenfeld, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Warehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warehouse. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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