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a collection of pieces of information that is organized and used on a computer
All of our customers' information was kept in a database. an online database
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Recent Examples of database
Using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), a national database that collects emergency department injury data from a representative sample of about 100 American hospitals, the researchers applied statistical weighting to estimate national injury rates.
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New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Kelly said French detectives are likely running the DNA traces through law enforcement DNA databases to look for a match.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
The database showed that 14 weather events exceeded $1 billion in damages in the first six months of 2025.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
But that information does not always get transferred to a central database.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
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New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Kelly said French detectives are likely running the DNA traces through law enforcement DNA databases to look for a match.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
The database showed that 14 weather events exceeded $1 billion in damages in the first six months of 2025.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
But that information does not always get transferred to a central database.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for database
Noun
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Marchand posted information about the raffle on Instagram, saying the game will celebrate Selah Panacci-MacCallum's life.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The tracker includes information such as links to the lawsuit complaint (which list all plaintiffs), when a case was filed, the case name, press releases related to the case, a summary of the case in Nessel's words and the status of each case.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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This article has been updated with additional information.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Database.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/database. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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