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
Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The life-rights deal gives Golden Possum exclusive access to Estrada and his archives and case materials.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Two writers discovered the fourth answer to the code hidden among the Smithsonian Institution’s archives.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
The messages were displayed alongside IGRA’s history archives at the finals.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
With more than 60,000 couture pieces in the Albright’s archives, brides can also opt to rent styles for their nuptials.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
On beginning the new job, Blazy had spent time in the house archives while doing his own reconnaissance and research.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Pollard and co-founder Jack Callahan, both veterans of the underground tape and vinyl scenes, first got the idea for Nina after a conversation about preserving digital music archives.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
The archives stated that after the attack, more than 1,000 POWs ended up in the water as the ship sank, and many of them swam toward land, where Japanese military recaptured a lot.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Oct. 2025
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Consider it a sneak peek into Monsters in the Archives, her book about diving into Stephen King’s archives that’s out next spring.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The life-rights deal gives Golden Possum exclusive access to Estrada and his archives and case materials.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Two writers discovered the fourth answer to the code hidden among the Smithsonian Institution’s archives.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
The messages were displayed alongside IGRA’s history archives at the finals.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
With more than 60,000 couture pieces in the Albright’s archives, brides can also opt to rent styles for their nuptials.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
On beginning the new job, Blazy had spent time in the house archives while doing his own reconnaissance and research.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Pollard and co-founder Jack Callahan, both veterans of the underground tape and vinyl scenes, first got the idea for Nina after a conversation about preserving digital music archives.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
The archives stated that after the attack, more than 1,000 POWs ended up in the water as the ship sank, and many of them swam toward land, where Japanese military recaptured a lot.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archives
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As the number of book bans and restrictions in schools and public libraries across the nation continues to grow, so does a robust network of citizens fighting against the narrowing of literary access, according to a yearly report by First Amendment literary advocacy group PEN America.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
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The group, which helps transform libraries, schools and other community spaces with eye-catching wall art, often uses graphics, typefaces and an overall palette with a ’70s and ’80s vibe.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Once nominations close, the Committee compiles a shortlist of 20–30 candidates.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The more interesting question is instead how S&P Dow Jones compiles the list in the first place.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The technology forms a protective layer so that lithium stacks uniformly.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Endless Space 2 nails the basics of the genre and then stacks plenty of distinct elements on top to create something that’s memorable.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The system links into Anduril’s Lattice network.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Research in Osteoporosis International also links high caffeine intake to a greater risk of bone loss over time.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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However, an odds tracker that collates data from about two dozen bookmakers places him second behind the favorite, Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 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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This recipe piles them on, casting apples — which are starting to appear at farmers markets — and nuts front and center as main characters supported by a chorus of greens.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 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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Mold will appear fuzzy or thick, does not wipe away cleanly, and often clusters near the stem where the grapes are connected.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 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 19 Oct. 2025.
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