ARGOSY Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

argosy

noun

ˈär-gə-sē

Definition of argosy

as in repository

an abundant source a book that is an argosy of stories and legends about the golden age of Hollywood

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The repository forms a core section of the Vector complex, located about 130 kilometers north of Kyiv and 20 kilometers south of the Belarusian border.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
The company, led by Sam Altman, has acknowledged some of those incidents only after third parties publicly reported them, including a recent intrusion into the RubyGems software package repository.

— Harshita Mary Varghese, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of repository

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Industrial operators can deploy them to inspect narrow pipelines, ventilation shafts, sewers, and underground mines for structural flaws.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
The Al-Zara gold mine is one of thousands of small-scale and informal mines scattered across Sudan, which has been engulfed in a war that has at times pushed parts of the country into famine.

— Yasir Abdallah, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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The death toll from the collapse of an informal gold mine in a remote area of Sudan has risen to 82, according to local officials and activists, as rescuers struggled on Wednesday to search for the missing with limited equipment.

— Yasir Abdallah, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Survivors said that the collapse happened at the al-Zara gold mine, in Nuhud, a town in West Kordofan province, which is controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of gold mine

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Sade’s apartment, a treasure trove of one-of-a-kind collectibles and vintage furniture in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, is full of cozy nooks—factor in bowls of spaghetti pomodoro, and it’s guaranteed to be a party.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
Such a large-scale event is estimated to occur only once every 132 years, researchers said, making this a treasure trove of information as NASA prepares to build a base for astronauts on the moon.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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