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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
Gloria’s Foundation, a nonprofit organization, hopes to preserve the feminist ethos of that building, as well as the activist’s own archives. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 From a consideration of apoptosis—the orderly elimination of damaged or unnecessary cells—Solé moves on to failing machines, eroded memories, vanished languages, brittle digital archives, and more. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 For a long time, this fossil sat in museum archives under a quiet case of mistaken identity. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 Tubes drawn from a patient's arm travel a track that centrifuges them, checks the sample volume and quality and then routes them to whichever analyzer needs them and archives what's left, without the need for a technician. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 According to the Herald archives, the two juveniles drove by in a dark-colored car before opening fire. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archives
  1. libraries
  2. compiles
  3. stacks
  4. links
  5. collates
  6. piles
  7. balls
  8. clusters
Noun
  • Founded in 1936, The Society of the Four Arts is a non-profit charity organization comprised of a concert hall auditorium, two libraries, an administration building, and gardens.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • With its satin-matte technology and expansive shade range, the original Pro Filt’r Soft Matte foundation revolutionized how other brands approached shades, undertones, and pigments when building their own foundation libraries.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of libraries
Verb
  • The film compiles archival TV footage, radio soundbites and newspaper clippings from coverage of the 1995 competition.
    — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of compiles
Verb
  • As the house begins to rise, the crew stacks wooden cribbing, like Lincoln Logs, into pillars underneath, to help support the structure.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Creeper Key Lime Sandwich stacks lime frosting between two square lime cookies rolled in green sprinkles, while the Lemon Poppyseed Cookie comes topped with lemon curd, lemon buttercream and a bee topper.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of stacks
Verb
  • Irish Examiner links Gen Z’s embrace of baking and other grandma hobbies to their visibility on TikTok and Instagram, and SheThePeople describes nostalgic, hands-on hobbies becoming trendy on those feeds.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Woloschuk links the documentary push to the broader media landscape.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 1 Sep. 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 7 Sep. 2026.

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