archives 1 of 2

noun

plural of archive
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

archives

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of archive
as in compiles

Related Words

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of archives
Noun
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 17, according to the Tribune’s archives. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 Keen took inspiration from the A86, a vintage trail runner plucked straight from the brand’s archives, and updated the design with contemporary flavor. — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Dennis Sochor, a swimming-pool cleaner, helped Patty move her ill friend into her car to rest, and Patty ultimately got in Sochor’s car, according to the Miami Herald’s archives. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 Participants agreed to annual cognitive and physical assessments, gave researchers access to convent archives and medical records and consented to brain donation at death. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 Thanks to our new Southern Living Insiders program, members now have access to Pam’s recipes plus hundreds more from our archives dating all the way back to the year of our founding 1966. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 July 2026 Just six miles from the house where Theodor Geisel illustrated his famous characters, the archives contain old sketches, drafts and unpublished works. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 July 2026 Observer archives show Forest Hill still has 15 years left on its lease with the Y. — Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026 Before Zaslav, many people understood streaming libraries as permanent archives. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archives
  1. libraries
  2. compiles
  3. stacks
  4. links
  5. collates
  6. piles
  7. balls
  8. clusters
Noun
  • In large enterprises, thousands of engineering hours each year go to keeping software current by patching libraries, updating frameworks, managing dependencies and maintaining audit evidence.
    — Chris Brown, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The city was handing out free KN95 face masks at hundreds of libraries, police precincts and firehouses, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of libraries
Verb
  • Field said the state compiles a list every five years of communities with more than 1,000 residents and an affordable housing stock of less than 10%.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
  • New York does have an exceptional amount of power available for computing, with the 5th-highest maximum power load, according to Aterio, which compiles data on data centers and other big, power-intensive projects.
    — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of compiles
Verb
  • Frequency is the mechanism that stacks hours toward Hall's 50-, 90-, and 200-hour thresholds.
    — Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Big mistake, though arguably only slightly more stupid than Susan, who stacks the dishwasher cutlery rack with the knives blade up.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Definition of stacks
Verb
  • Separately, a large body of research led by psychologist James Gross links habitual emotional suppression to higher long-term rates of depression and anxiety.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Public discourse habitually links dollar death to sudden economic disaster—a cratering currency, sovereign debt default, or hyperinflation.
    — Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Definition of links
Verb
  • And the new Personalized Intelligence update collates data across the lot.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Munro pointed to changes made at BBC Arabic, including overhauling its Press Review item — which collates media reporting from the Middle East — and bolstering editorial leadership and accountability at the service.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
Definition of collates
Verb
  • Instead of asking whether existing programs are delivering results, Congress piles new spending and new funding streams onto an already fragmented system.
    — Andy Harris, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2026
  • The dirty laundry never piles up, nor does the ready-to-fold pile.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 30 June 2026
Definition of piles
Verb
  • Bassey signs, Ike balls out An hour after the Warriors officially signed reserve center Charles Bassey to a one-year deal, Graham Ike did his best to show that the backup center position should still be considered in flux.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
  • The second and third outs were called third strikes, both of them initially balls before All-Star catcher Realmuto challenged through the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), or so called robot umpires, that will be used in the regular season for the first time this year.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of balls
Verb
  • The historical profile again clusters tightly.
    — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Liquidity cluster Wells Fargo added that most liquidity already clusters around the market open and close, making the idea of stretching trading hours even further counterproductive.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of clusters

Browse Nearby Words

archived
archives
archiving
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Archives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archives. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on archives

Nglish: Translation of archives for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of raffish

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

Why do we say 'fly off the handle'?
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
child-detective
Spot the Misspelled Word July 2026 Those little red underlines can't help you now...
See All