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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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of archive
as in compiles

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Recent Examples of archives
Noun
Texas Longhorns' Bevo charges Georgia Bulldogs' Uga Looking through the archives of the College Football Hall of Fame, several moments come to mind. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Her contributions to this film are now recognized in the archives of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 The remaining funds will come from existing Gary community development and animal shelter allocations, according to Post-Tribune archives. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 This season, Walicka-Maimone estimates, the production will use roughly 5,000 costumes, inspired by roughly 50,000 images drawn from historical archives and museums, made by about 600 people. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026 Ronson also contributed images of Winehouse’s handwritten lyrics from his archives. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026 Told through Bearden’s own words and archives, the film reintroduces a towering yet underrecognized modernist, athlete, and activist whose influence still shapes contemporary culture. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026 The new loft space expands on this vision, incorporating a new bookstore and bar alongside a performance space, gallery, archives, and offices. — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026 His ancestors moved there in the 1850's, and their photos and other archives are preserved inside the Roseville Historical Society museum. — James Taylor, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archives
  1. libraries
  2. compiles
  3. stacks
  4. links
  5. collates
  6. piles
  7. balls
  8. clusters
Noun
  • ScreenPal offers a more substantial video editor as a premium add-on, with features including live video annotation, green-screen filters, and access to asset libraries.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Check the bulletin boards of community centers, senior centers, colleges, libraries and similar establishments.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of libraries
Verb
  • The editor then compiles the footage to be ready for the audience to watch the next day to record their reactions.
    — Leila Jordan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Shel Talmy Recordings compiles songs the titular producer, known for his work with the Who and the Kinks, made with the late singer in 1965, when Bowie was still going by Davie Jones.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
Definition of compiles
Verb
  • This technique, known as lucky imaging, records short video clips at high frame rates to freeze fleeting moments of steady air, then stacks the sharpest frames into one crisp photo.
    — Damian Peach, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Samsung's zHBM, shown at the FMS conference last week, stacks memory directly on the accelerator to multiply effective bandwidth.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of stacks
Verb
  • The integration links creators in Korea and Japan directly to the company’s global development, production and technology teams.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to asking whether the benefit should be restricted to rural districts, the agency links E-Rate to present-day concerns over screen time.
    — Linda Jacobson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 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
  • Once a week, Hall piles his three kids in the car, drives five minutes to Costco and turns into the second row of the parking lot.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • According to relationship experts at The Gottman Institute, couples who talk through those details in advance tend to adjust more smoothly and argue less about the small stuff that piles up after move-in day.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 29 July 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

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“Archives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archives. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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