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as in fund
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
made a deposit at the bank every week
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as in to put
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
deposited their luggage at the foot of the hotel bed
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Recent Examples of deposit
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The 3,400 cubic yards is the initial deposit in a long-term plan to pull up to 540,000 cubic yards from various sources, including nearby ocean deposits, to shore up the tracks in San Clemente against beach erosion and sea-level rise, Orange County Transportation Authority officials said.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The father was able to chase down the ball and then proudly deposited it into his son’s glove, but the woman — who still has not been publicly identified — wasn’t having any of it, as seen in video footage that has since gone viral.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The team looked for white matter hyperintensities—areas of brain tissue damage linked to small vessel disease—and amyloid plaques, the protein deposits tied to Alzheimer's disease.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The 3,400 cubic yards is the initial deposit in a long-term plan to pull up to 540,000 cubic yards from various sources, including nearby ocean deposits, to shore up the tracks in San Clemente against beach erosion and sea-level rise, Orange County Transportation Authority officials said.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Ten sample tubes have already been deposited on the Martian surface as a backup, but the return mission's details remain unresolved.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The father was able to chase down the ball and then proudly deposited it into his son’s glove, but the woman — who still has not been publicly identified — wasn’t having any of it, as seen in video footage that has since gone viral.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deposit
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On the eastern side of the escarpment near Noto Canyon is a deposit of sediment reaching up to 800 meters thick.—
Elizabeth Fernandez,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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Dams hold back sediment that would normally flow to the coast.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The in-house caliber 113, a hand-wound movement with a 10-day power reserve, also drives a patented nonlinear power reserve indicator that appears to slow down as the time to wind approaches.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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And with the 25-player limit on La Liga squads — even though Mastantuono was registered with the Real Madrid Castilla reserve team in case of a new arrival — Madrid’s room for more incoming players was minimal.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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After The Bee profiled Black artist Gary Harrell in 2023, Chiu provided funds so the Crocker could acquire four pieces from Harrell.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Short-term Treasuries respond immediately; money market funds and 3-month bills move almost in lockstep.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Just about everything with the Mini Countryman is banking on nostalgia and social cred.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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In storage, the concentrated desiccant and pure water are held in tanks, effectively banking cooling potential for later.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Karl Maybach’s greatest contribution to the wonders of European civilization were his enormously powerful diesel engines that gave birth to the very first high-speed trains of Europe, emphatically putting steam trains out of business.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Studies put misread rates between 10% and 35%, depending on conditions.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The deposition was part of a lawsuit filed by Lisa Jackson, a former manager of one of Paula’s restaurants, Uncle Bubba’s Seafood and Oyster House.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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In 2013, the celebrity chef confessed to having used the slur in a legal deposition.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Every September and December, Broadbelt would stuff barrels with care packages, gifts and school supplies to send back to Jamaica.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Insects crawled through clinical areas, and staff food was stored alongside medical supplies.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Easley, Nunn and Cline have also been the sole board members to vote against several other proposals, including the approval of this year’s budget.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lecornu will now have to steer a budget through France’s completely fractured parliament, macro strategists at Deutsche Bank flagged Wednesday.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Deposit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposit. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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