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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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Recent Examples of databases
Use LLMs to extract latent value from scientific literature, patent databases or trial results.
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Igor Trunov, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Adofo-Mensah’s role evolved over the years, from peppering Mangini about the New England Patriots’ old scouting reports to coding databases that would lead to proprietary pre-draft metrics.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Workday said that the company was targeted by hackers who stole an unspecified amount of personal information from one of its third-party customer relationship databases, according to TechCrunch.
—John Kell, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Their absence in compound databases confirmed their novelty.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
But with the new tool ShortStop, researchers can probe genetic databases and identify DNA stretches in the genome that likely code for microproteins.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
This holds true for human languages, programming languages, even databases.
—Big Think, 19 Aug. 2025
To determine what must be disclosed, county staff would have had to examine 700 million images, microfilm negatives and electronic databases, said sheriff’s spokesperson Tony Botti.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Funding for library internet services, statewide research databases and Wisconsin's interlibrary loan program are all under threat.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Igor Trunov, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Adofo-Mensah’s role evolved over the years, from peppering Mangini about the New England Patriots’ old scouting reports to coding databases that would lead to proprietary pre-draft metrics.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Workday said that the company was targeted by hackers who stole an unspecified amount of personal information from one of its third-party customer relationship databases, according to TechCrunch.
—John Kell, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Their absence in compound databases confirmed their novelty.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
But with the new tool ShortStop, researchers can probe genetic databases and identify DNA stretches in the genome that likely code for microproteins.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
This holds true for human languages, programming languages, even databases.
—Big Think, 19 Aug. 2025
To determine what must be disclosed, county staff would have had to examine 700 million images, microfilm negatives and electronic databases, said sheriff’s spokesperson Tony Botti.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Funding for library internet services, statewide research databases and Wisconsin's interlibrary loan program are all under threat.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for databases
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Northwest Arkansas Community College continues to monitor classes for nonparticipating students, who are dropped from the enrollment count once they are identified, according to information provided by the college.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process.—
Abreanna Blose,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Welcome to Inside Real Madrid, a new weekly series of articles to follow throughout La Liga’s 2025-26 season.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Reading bridge books and articles will familiarize you with the technical aspects of the game, and bidding practice will streamline your auctions.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
17 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Databases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/databases. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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