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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
New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
Prospectors may also find gold mixed in with mineral deposits and ores in Irion, Taylor, Uvalde, Howard and Williamson counties.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
When the benefits are deposited differs by state.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The new mineral deposits fuse with existing tissue to form what is essentially new enamel.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
Prospectors may also find gold mixed in with mineral deposits and ores in Irion, Taylor, Uvalde, Howard and Williamson counties.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
Every few minutes the jungle deposited us onto an astonishing beach.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
When the benefits are deposited differs by state.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deposit
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Billions of barrels of oil may lie in the ancient sediments beneath the seabed, and licenses have just been approved to drill there.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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But over the years, some of that sediment has incubated new artforms, and trash and treasure have appeared in the same stream.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Jacoby Brissett is the unquestioned starter with Murray now on injured reserve.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Red Lobster On Veterans Day, all veterans, active-duty military, and reserves can get a free Shrimp & Chips entrée, which comes with Walt’s Favorite Shrimp, fries, and coleslaw.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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The crisis follows weeks of warnings that SNAP, which costs about $9 billion a month to run, was on the brink of running out of funds due to the shutdown.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Those services might include providing an easy way for nonprofits to raise funds, conduct online events and access clear records on donations; as well as provide the best encryption to protect donors’ data.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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OneCoin was reportedly banking with JSC Capital Bank in the former Soviet republic of Georgia at least for some time in 2015.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Ownli is banking on consumers who are willing to do more of the legwork in return for lower transaction costs.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
6 Nov. 2025
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Johnson’s 55-yard TD run in the third quarter put MidAmerica Nazarene up 31-0.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Younger consumers are, as Veblen might put it, performing taste with efficiency.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Skaggs’ attorneys also plan to play deposition testimony of former Angels pitcher Cam Bedrosian, who testified at Kay’s 2022 criminal trial to receiving pills from Kay.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Future work will focus on integrating snow-deposition modeling with PV yield simulations to more accurately predict energy losses and on expanding analyses to more complex, uneven alpine terrain.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Buyers fought over a limited supply, with those offering higher down payments and higher offers ultimately being favored by the market.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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After the collapse of domestic box office in October, Aron needs to convince investors AMC can leverage a steadier supply of Hollywood tentpole releases to get film lovers back in the habit of going to the multiplex in pre-pandemic numbers.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Crowley did not implement any vetoes after the board passed the budget.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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But on the other hand, families will see a trip to the museum as a luxury that gets cut from their budget as cost-of-living costs rise.—
Andrew Limbong,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Deposit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposit. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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