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a collection of pieces of information that is organized and used on a computer
All of our customers' information was kept in a database. an online database
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Oracle, which rose 3% on Thursday, said during its AI World conference in Las Vegas that its core database and data platform business will grow and also announced a cloud computing deal with Meta.
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Liz Napolitano,pia Singh, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
The California New Car Dealers Association has donated at least $3 million to legislators since 2015, according to the CalMatters Digital Democracy database.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Printed directories became digital databases.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
There have been 601 coup attempts since 1946, according to our database, with 299 being successful – or about 50%.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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Liz Napolitano,pia Singh, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
The California New Car Dealers Association has donated at least $3 million to legislators since 2015, according to the CalMatters Digital Democracy database.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Printed directories became digital databases.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
There have been 601 coup attempts since 1946, according to our database, with 299 being successful – or about 50%.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for database
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For me, it’s been really essential to read a lot of great information, and to come at the world filled with knowledge and all these ideas of, in my view, much smarter and braver people than myself.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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This article was originally published in 2022 and most recently updated on October 22, 2025 with current information.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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In her article, Jane reminds us that meat consumption is responsible for animal suffering and environmental degradation.—
Lisa Wade,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Incorporating elements of the female figure in abstraction, Miró originally envisioned this piece as a small, table top sized figurine and not the massive bronze sculpture it would be come, according to an article by Christie’s.—
Sophia Arndt,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Database.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/database. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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