as in information
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
That goal may be challenging at a time when more than 1,000 research grants in the country have been terminated by the federal government, according to a database created by two scientists documenting the terminations and as reported by STAT News.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Among Wall Street’s winners was MongoDB, which jumped 12.8% after the database company delivered a stronger profit than analysts expected.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Thousands of others have largely been forgotten, their lives and deaths collapsed into a few brief lines in a military database, if they can be found at all.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2025
Cheng was able to identify the TNO by pinpointing bright spots in an astronomical image database from the Victor M. Blanco Telescope and Canada France Hawaii Telescope.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Among Wall Street’s winners was MongoDB, which jumped 12.8% after the database company delivered a stronger profit than analysts expected.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Thousands of others have largely been forgotten, their lives and deaths collapsed into a few brief lines in a military database, if they can be found at all.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2025
Cheng was able to identify the TNO by pinpointing bright spots in an astronomical image database from the Victor M. Blanco Telescope and Canada France Hawaii Telescope.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for database
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In addition to UnitedHealth Group, the lawsuit named Chief Executive Andrew Witty and Chief Financial Officer John Rex as co-defendants, alleging they were directly involved in the dissemination of misleading information to investors during the affected period.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Anyone who was on or around the summit of Katahdin between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, or has any other information regarding Esther’s whereabouts, is asked to call Houlton State Police.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
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This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Their article argues, quite persuasively, that the pope should renounce his U.S. citizenship — not only to protect his own personal interests, but those of the Vatican itself.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Database.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/database. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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