1
as in saving
to put in an account
we quickly deposited the check in a bank account
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as in placing
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 depositing
That's not a guarantee, however, and with the earnings differential marginal compared to a CD and money market account, savers should evaluate all three carefully before depositing any money.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Simply depositing money into the account without selecting investments means your contributions may sit as cash, earning little.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2026
Simply depositing money without selecting investments means your contributions may sit as cash, earning little.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Simply depositing money into the account without selecting investments means your contributions may sit as cash, earning little.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Rain helps pull particles out of the air, depositing them back on the ground and surfaces.
—Armin Sorooshian, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
First came peel-off formulas and color-depositing lip oils; now, the pendulum has swung to the lip stain marker.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Groundwater flowed through fractures in bedrock, depositing minerals in those fractures.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
One sequence on Saturday night stood out, in which Vancouver permitted Jordan Eberle to walk completely uncontested into the slot on the power play, depositing a puck off the skate of Matty Beniers and into the back of the net for a 4-1 Kraken lead early in the third period.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Matt Richardson, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Simply depositing money into the account without selecting investments means your contributions may sit as cash, earning little.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2026
Simply depositing money without selecting investments means your contributions may sit as cash, earning little.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Simply depositing money into the account without selecting investments means your contributions may sit as cash, earning little.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Rain helps pull particles out of the air, depositing them back on the ground and surfaces.
—Armin Sorooshian, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
First came peel-off formulas and color-depositing lip oils; now, the pendulum has swung to the lip stain marker.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Groundwater flowed through fractures in bedrock, depositing minerals in those fractures.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
One sequence on Saturday night stood out, in which Vancouver permitted Jordan Eberle to walk completely uncontested into the slot on the power play, depositing a puck off the skate of Matty Beniers and into the back of the net for a 4-1 Kraken lead early in the third period.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depositing
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Long Beach father Rhett Pascual isn't losing hope despite waiting for weeks to be put on the waiting list to receive a life-saving heart transplant.—
Hunter Sowards,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Use hooks to hang tablecloths, saving space and allowing the textiles to be part of your display.—
Kelley Bruss,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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But increasingly, vessels are taking a different route, to the north around Larak Island, placing them in Iran’s territorial waters and closer to the Iranian coastline.—
David McHugh,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The scandal is now expanding into an international investigation, placing Miami at the center of a complex web of shell companies, offshore transfers and opaque financial flows.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The space program has led to the invention of heart rate monitoring technology, scratch-resistance lenses, memory foam mattresses, rechargeable batteries, wireless headphones, the Jaws of Life rescue tool, GPS and even banking technology.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Tech giant Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company and the poster child of the AI boom, is banking its future on the rise of AI agents.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Republican leaders said Democrats are putting the country at risk.—
LISA MASCARO,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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The King and Queen were metaphorically putting an arm around them.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 Mar. 2026
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This first-of-its-kind study found beavers have a surprisingly efficient method of safely storing carbon dioxide.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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While its reservoirs are designed to mitigate those swings — storing water in wet years to use in dry ones — persistent drought has compromised that backup plan, too.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Houthis are the latest group backed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to join the conflict, situating themselves alongside Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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The company has presented its work through exhibitions and design collaborations, situating itself at the intersection of marine innovation and material research rather than as a traditional textile mill.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Feb. 2026
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Look at something like locating the best place to lose your wallet.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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And notably, in Australia’s case, co-locating these in proximity to fiber production areas, to encourage the rebuilding of early stage fiber processing.—
Patty Huntington,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Mar. 2026
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Extinguish cigarettes completely before properly disposing of them, and never throw them outside of a window while driving.—
Cheyenne Derksen,
Oklahoman,
26 Mar. 2026
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Some experts blame the slow build-out on the challenging economics of financing a multibillion-dollar project and the uncertainty of accessing and disposing of nuclear fuels.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Depositing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depositing. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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