databases

plural of database

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Recent Examples of databases For conditions that do not show up in the databases, states can require a doctor's certification, a disability award letter or other proof. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 For conditions that do not show up in the databases, states can require a doctor’s certification, a disability award letter or other proof. — Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 Visio can pull information from Excel, SQL Server, and other databases, allowing diagrams to update as their underlying data changes. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026 Modern websites increasingly connect with CRMs, analytics platforms, customer portals, product databases and other business systems. — James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 For example, in an observational GLP-1 study, researchers used medical record databases and estimated how much weight people taking GLP-1 medications lost compared with people taking other Type 2 diabetes medications. — Mark Louie Ramos, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 That keeps your primary email address out of some marketing databases and makes unexpected prize messages easier to spot. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Articles appear in databases, then students download them, extract information, and cite them. — Saurabh Anand, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2026 The genetic genealogy technique involves taking crime scene evidence to develop a profile that is used to search consumer DNA databases for genetic relatives who consented to assist law enforcement. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for databases
Noun
  • No electricity, no phones, no bright screens flashing information, no cackling TV in the corner of the room.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • There are also significant concerns about privacy when giving an AI access to financial information.
    — Barbara Booth, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Her often chatty, sometimes dishy articles were a respite from the serious news items and editorials in the Black press, mostly about the fight for racial justice.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The snake hunt was featured on TV newscasts and in newspaper articles.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Databases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/databases. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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