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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
Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Many Americans paid $100 deposits.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 14 May 2026
For the record, the CA DOJ draws much of its antitrust funding for investigations and litigation from its Antitrust Accounts, where portions of past settlements and awards are deposited.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 May 2026
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Noun
Ezekial Diaz and Hannah Tomaino put down a deposit to get married at Anna Maria College in Massachusetts on August 1.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Many Americans paid $100 deposits.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Verb
Social Security benefits that are deposited electronically into a bank account, for example, receive automatic protection for up to two months' worth of benefits from most private creditors.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 14 May 2026
For the record, the CA DOJ draws much of its antitrust funding for investigations and litigation from its Antitrust Accounts, where portions of past settlements and awards are deposited.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deposit
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The recent images also reveal layers of Mars' complex geological past across the region, suggesting Shalbatana Vallis may once have been even deeper before gradually filling in with sediments, ash and other material over time.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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The phenomenon, caused by an uncharacteristically low number of tropical storms and hurricanes coupled with unseasonally light offshore winds, allowed sediment to settle closer to the ocean floor and the water to exhibit its true vibrant turquoise color.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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While the pool on the casita side is adults only, the multilevel one by the villas and residences reserves the upper area for families, and also has a lawn with some games.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Cameron Brink’s 10 points were the only ones provided by the Sparks’ bench, while the Tempo got 42 points from reserves.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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In the latest round of budget offers Thursday evening, the House didn’t include money for two programs championed by first lady Casey DeSantis — a cancer research innovation fund and a food testing program.—
Gray Rohrer,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Instead of multiple private insurance companies, a single fund collects money (usually through taxes) and pays doctors, hospitals, and other providers for covered care.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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But the first-year Legacy are starting to bank some points.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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And when Jalen Brunson banked in a floater with just under four minutes left in the period — a sequence that sent Maxey into frustration and head coach Nick Nurse calling a timeout — the Knicks’ lead suddenly swelled to 12.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Her team quickly put together a plan to help coördinate repairs, secure new electrical generators, implement a triage system, and organize trainings for staff.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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The Bengals, who at one point trailed 6-1, put the game on ice with eight runs in the bottom of the sixth.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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In his deposition testimony, the surgeon said William began bleeding extensively, causing his heart to stop.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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Krebs’s group and other plaintiffs posted clips of Fox and Cavanaugh’s depositions in March in part to bring more attention—and viral infamy—to the case.—
Janay Kingsberry,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2026
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An amendment to the state’s Live Local Act expected to take effect July 1 would allow developers to build workforce housing on government land in a bid to tackle the state’s supply of affordable housing crisis.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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In India, early steps to redirect fuel supplies toward cooking gas for roughly 330 million households cut into supplies for fertilizer plants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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The Republican Congress’ solution is to spend twice as much money on expensive ultra-tech munitions in the next budget.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Gloria announced that and other changes to his budget plan May 13.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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“Deposit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposit. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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