as in libraries
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 archives
Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
After Matsura’s death, a substantial collection of his photographs, bequeathed to his friend Judge William Compton Brown, was donated as part of Brown’s estate to the Washington State University archives.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Firms that fail to shine light on their dark data risk ceding the high ground in insights and inviting risk exposures lurking in unindexed archives.
—Daniel Fallmann, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Schmeling, head of cataloging and archives at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, which the 9/11 Media Preservation Group shares their work with, has said there is more unseen media of the event out in the world.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
The museum offers exhibits, archives, and educational programs that document its work and the broader struggle for equality in Florida.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
From underwear-baring sheer gowns to throwbacks from the fashion archives, the event’s red carpet was, this year, fun and risqué in equal measure.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Taco Bell looked even deeper into its archives for its latest menu items.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
First, contact lists are often treated as static archives rather than dynamic assets.
—William Jones, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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The archives also inspire the seasonal clothing collections, which are made under license by companies including Next.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
After Matsura’s death, a substantial collection of his photographs, bequeathed to his friend Judge William Compton Brown, was donated as part of Brown’s estate to the Washington State University archives.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Firms that fail to shine light on their dark data risk ceding the high ground in insights and inviting risk exposures lurking in unindexed archives.
—Daniel Fallmann, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Schmeling, head of cataloging and archives at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, which the 9/11 Media Preservation Group shares their work with, has said there is more unseen media of the event out in the world.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
The museum offers exhibits, archives, and educational programs that document its work and the broader struggle for equality in Florida.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
From underwear-baring sheer gowns to throwbacks from the fashion archives, the event’s red carpet was, this year, fun and risqué in equal measure.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Taco Bell looked even deeper into its archives for its latest menu items.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
First, contact lists are often treated as static archives rather than dynamic assets.
—William Jones, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archives
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Books about books, or bookstores, or people who work in bookstores, or in publishing, or in libraries, or anything book-adjacent, are not in short supply, perhaps for the obvious reason that writers are by definition people who are drawn to, and often write about, books.—
Susan Coll
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Back in Budapest, Toth was an accomplished architect, designing synagogues, community buildings and libraries to much acclaim.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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The research team compiles the index using surveys of tax consultants from 98 different countries, and it has been updated biannually since 2016.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The site compiles information about the 196 seemingly inexplicable events over the history of the church related to the Eucharist, which the faithful believe is the body of Christ.—
Jessie Wardarski,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Behind its all-glass façade, the home stacks four bedrooms and five baths around an elevator core.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In the conflict between Hobbes and Rousseau, between visions of primordial humankind as inherently brutal or inherently peaceful, Tsangari stacks the dramatic deck in favor of benign and placid human nature.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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Recent reports suggest that HHS will issue a report that links the development of autism to taking Tylenol during pregnancy.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Any conflict between Israel and Hamas, sometimes several kilometers away, the Gaza Health Ministry falsely links to GHF.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Digital fingerprinting collates an array of data from your phone — your IP address, device model and OS, time zone, setup and anything else if can get — to create a unique identifier in aggregate, even if each individual data snippet us useless on its own.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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That’s where the paperwork piles up, court fees skyrocket, and grieving families are forced into bureaucratic limbo for months — sometimes years.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Fatemian simply bunches each slice slightly, creating a ruffled, flower-like radish slice that is then inserted between the rest of the vegetables.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Archives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archives. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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