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
Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 11, according to the Tribune’s archives.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Following a life-changing trip to Africa, the DJ returned to New York and created the Zulu Nation, a hip-hop awareness and cultural group, according to MoMA archives.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
And researchers struggled to find more information during the COVID-19 pandemic as historical archives were closed.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Fly across the world to visit archives and then look at additional pamphlets just because the covers look cute.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Each day between now and the men’s and women’s Final Fours next month, The Courant will look back through our archives and highlight a memorable men’s and/or women’s game that occurred on that date.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
They've since been restored and added to the BBC's own archives.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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There were no dates of birth or death, but a manuscript of sixty-seven short pieces for solo mandolin or violin had been unearthed from archives in recent years.
—Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 11, according to the Tribune’s archives.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Following a life-changing trip to Africa, the DJ returned to New York and created the Zulu Nation, a hip-hop awareness and cultural group, according to MoMA archives.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
And researchers struggled to find more information during the COVID-19 pandemic as historical archives were closed.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Fly across the world to visit archives and then look at additional pamphlets just because the covers look cute.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Each day between now and the men’s and women’s Final Fours next month, The Courant will look back through our archives and highlight a memorable men’s and/or women’s game that occurred on that date.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
They've since been restored and added to the BBC's own archives.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archives
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Iowa can enforce a law that restricts teachers from talking about LGBTQ+ topics with students in kindergarten through the sixth grade and bans some books in libraries and classrooms, an appellate court said Monday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, District 204’s school board approved a contract with Performance Services for LED lighting replacements at 18 district elementary schools’ libraries, per a memo from the district.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Okland was found by an employee of the development company after she was shot inside a model home, according to a summary of the case published by Iowa Cold Cases, a nonprofit organization that compiles information on unsolved killings.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
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The health department compiles the annual report from records provided by the Los Angeles County medical examiner augmented by state death certificates.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The potato stacks pair beautifully with roast beef, steak, chicken, or sautéed fish.—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
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To solve the couple's particular design puzzle, the studio came up with Light House, a vertical home that places each of the family’s major activities in its own dedicated box and playfully stacks them on top of one another.—
Stefan Ionescu
March 30,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This unit links the guidance computer to the missile’s control surfaces, enabling precise maneuvering in flight.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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The strait, 20 miles wide, links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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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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More specifically — and without spoiling a story that piles the twists as high as the corpses — Pine's an ex-British soldier pulled from his porter duties and recruited to surveil a ruthless arms dealer, Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie) staying at the hotel.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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The result piles more pressure on Starmer, the least popular prime minister since records began, according to some polls.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
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Arrange dough balls 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.—
Holly Riordan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
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These two effects, together — of galaxies moving with varying speeds through environments of varying densities — make rich galaxy clusters the ideal environments to find galaxies that experience the greatest amounts of stripping from within them.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Archives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archives. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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