ARCHIVING Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

archiving

verb

present participle of archive

as in organizing

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Those convicted on Friday were key leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the group responsible for organizing the annual remembrance until 2019.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Keeping your shoes on the floor isn’t wrong, but there are wrong ways to do it, like organizing them only by color, for one.

— Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of organizing

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Three centuries later, the librarians of Alexandria took charge of the text, collating competing versions, marking doubtful lines, imposing a measure of order on the teeming verses.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Kanal was instrumental in collating over 500 artifacts.

— Leena Tailor, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026

Definition of collating

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After retiring from working in 2019, Norris enjoyed growing and arranging flowers from her yard.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
The morning of the wedding could be spent escaping the madness for a moment of peace among the trees, or arranging a pre-wedding morning coffee overlooking the estate.

— Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of arranging

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Sacramento was crawling Saturday as crowds packed Bugtopia, winding between tables and clustering around displays with the restless motion of a human-sized ant colony.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Rockstar has a track record of clustering major beats around its parent company’s reporting dates, and a trailer ahead of that call would give the company’s brass something to point at as a symbol of unquestionable success.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of clustering

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Reddit will replace AvalonBay Communities, which is merging with Equity Residential .

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
The brand-new flavor was motivated by merging the two popular Turkey Day dishes — macaroni and cheese and apple pie — and some families’ tradition of adding slices of cheese to their apple pie, according to a press release.

— Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of merging

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