as in library
a place where books, periodicals, and records are kept for use but not for sale
asked that the rare book be brought from the archive sent the novelist's letters to the archive for preservation
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Recent Examples of archive
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
The same goes for Peacock’s vast archive of recent summer and winter Olympics highlights.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
Events will focus on Altadena and Palisades areas to help bring together fire survivors, who can share and archive their stories and experiences.
—City News Service, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Through archives, memories, and the voice of its central subject, the film pays tribute both to the intimate life of its subject and to the collective coming-out of a generation of women, granting them voice and visibility.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
The same goes for Peacock’s vast archive of recent summer and winter Olympics highlights.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
Huge amounts of data could be archived in a compact format for millennia, by using lasers to encode that data into glass.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
Events will focus on Altadena and Palisades areas to help bring together fire survivors, who can share and archive their stories and experiences.
—City News Service, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archive
Noun
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Eccho has offices in Stockholm, Istanbul, London and Madrid and a 25,000-hour library.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Save libraries, shut down community pools, or repair Dallas City Hall?—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The administration cut more than 80 staffers in Near Eastern Affairs, according to numbers compiled by a State Department employee who was terminated last year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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Out of the 24 physical Bitcoin attacks this year, about two-thirds of them have occurred in France, according to a list compiled by Bitcoin owner Jameson Lopp.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Instead, the 46-year-old Los Angeles resident organized a vigil Tuesday night at a local park, where the photos of slain protesters were displayed and dozens of Iranian Americans lit candles and took turns hopping over tea lights in a version of a fire-jumping tradition known as Chaharshanbe Suri.—
AMY TAXIN,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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In one of the film’s most poignant moments, the two organize a last-minute wedding ceremony on a rooftop at sunset, attended only by the couple, three friends and their dog.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One person’s voice is heard in the video instructing people which batch to light first.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Include specific time commitments and batch creation strategies.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Photographs captured by Steve McQueen as part of his popular ‘Bounty’ exhibition series have been collated and adapted into a new book collection to be published this month by MACK.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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They were led by Jason Ignacio White, the former head of Noma’s fermentation lab, who has been collating allegations of abuse by Redzepi on his Instagram and website.—
Sam Peters,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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These are metrics that can be verified and systematized, reflecting Clark’s experience as a programmer.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Jan. 2026
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MarketONE, built by Amdocs, is one example of how companies are trying to systematize that work.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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He was arrested in 2023 on money laundering and illicit enrichment charges, accused of receiving money from individuals linked to drug trafficking.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Officials have said the work is also intended to benefit the species by linking portions of their habitat separated by erosion.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Multiple locations Lavaca Street Bar The TVs are endless, the tap wall stacked and the various food options at all three locations, from killer smashburgers to fresh seafood, serve some of the best bar food in town.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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This is a specialized, premium form of DRAM that stacks chips die-to-die to achieve dramatically faster data transfer speeds.—
Sha Rabii,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Archive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archive. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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