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
Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Wade does a lot of pointillist deep diving in the Yale archives, seeking to reexamine both the Stein-Toklas partnership and the value of Stein’s writing.
—Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Gabbriette dipped into Saint Laurent’s archives for her outfit, arriving in a black minidress from its spring 2023 collection, designed by then-creative director Tom Ford.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
The first bloom happened July 2011 and cemented Roseville High School as the first public high school in the world to nurture a successful bloom, according to The Sacramento Bee’s archives.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The actress' 16-year-old daughter borrowed an Elie Saab Couture gown right out of mom's fashion archives — last seen on the 2014 Oscars red carpet — to wear to a 2021 premiere of The Eternals, in which Jolie starred.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The race has been no short of dogged, as insults between the candidates on the debate stage have led to archives investigations and defamation lawsuit threats.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Director and producer Kristen Lappas learned of SubTropolis and the archives from Lara Krug, the Chiefs’ vice president and chief media and marketing officer.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
The museum shares a wall with the Bob Dylan Center, which opened in 2022 after the same foundation acquired Dylan’s archives.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
Social media creators, in particular, represent a treasure trove for AI companies thanks to their vast archives of video content, both published and unpublished.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Wade does a lot of pointillist deep diving in the Yale archives, seeking to reexamine both the Stein-Toklas partnership and the value of Stein’s writing.
—Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Gabbriette dipped into Saint Laurent’s archives for her outfit, arriving in a black minidress from its spring 2023 collection, designed by then-creative director Tom Ford.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
The first bloom happened July 2011 and cemented Roseville High School as the first public high school in the world to nurture a successful bloom, according to The Sacramento Bee’s archives.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The actress' 16-year-old daughter borrowed an Elie Saab Couture gown right out of mom's fashion archives — last seen on the 2014 Oscars red carpet — to wear to a 2021 premiere of The Eternals, in which Jolie starred.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The race has been no short of dogged, as insults between the candidates on the debate stage have led to archives investigations and defamation lawsuit threats.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Director and producer Kristen Lappas learned of SubTropolis and the archives from Lara Krug, the Chiefs’ vice president and chief media and marketing officer.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
The museum shares a wall with the Bob Dylan Center, which opened in 2022 after the same foundation acquired Dylan’s archives.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archives
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The mini libraries, part of the Kendra Scott Foundation, are yellow bookcases loaded with stories about kids from all backgrounds, to encourage childhood literacy in all kids — but especially those who don't usually see people who look like them in typical library books.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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As the 2025-26 broadcast TV season kicked into gear, several network shows with big libraries posted week to week gains as viewers caught up on past seasons or watched the first episodes of new ones.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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The WARNTracker also compiles historical data and keeps up to date on recent notices.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The cookbook compiles personal recipes from different members of the Texan family, including Terry's wife of 11 years, Tammy, his daughters Rachel and Lacey Lester and Lacey's husband Noah Lester.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Relief on that levy—which stacks on top of Liberation Day tariffs—could be a boon for the Asian nation at a time when domestic demand is weak.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Double ShackBurger stacks two quarter pound patties, American cheese, lettuce, tomato and ShackSauce.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Grounded in a model that links psychological well-being to ecological well-being, CPA-NA helps clinicians integrate climate awareness into their practice and communities.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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There is a boardwalk that links the beach directly to PKs so there wasn’t far to go.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
27 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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Arrange the dough balls 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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Defense overall just balls Two.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 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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“Archives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archives. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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