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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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In a new study published in Antiquity, researchers from Cambridge and Nottingham examined a 16-feet sediment core from Aldborough in Yorkshire, an important center of metal production located at a former Roman tribal town of Brigantes.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Direct dating Paleontologists often estimate the age of plant and animal fossils based on sediments where the organic material was preserved.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Build a cash reserve A cash reserve gives your business a safety net.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Negotiations between the squad and the federation became so tense that Helmut Schon threatened to quit, and to drop the entire squad and play the reserves instead.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 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
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Whether the Blackhawks would have fared any better since then with experienced coaches is debatable, but general manager Kyle Davidson is banking on Blashill to take a promising young group of players to the next level and eventually turn the corner in the organization’s rebuild phase.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Korean researchers have unlocked a new way to bank clean energy and turn it back into power on demand.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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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 Wayfarer Parties previously requested Swift’s deposition in May 2025 before ultimately withdrawing the subpoena.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
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Also Friday morning in Washington, Biden White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was giving a deposition in the Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s investigation into former President Biden’s fitness for office.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
13 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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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has pitched the short-term extension as a way to keep the government open so negotiations can proceed on fuller budget talks and cross-party negotiations on the expiring Obamacare subsidies.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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The online interior design platform and shopping experience proved to be more than just an easy and accessible way for consumers to work with interior designers virtually and on a budget.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Deposit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposit. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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