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as in warehouse
a building for storing goods
a distribution depot for auto parts
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as in armory
a place where military arms are stored
the guns and ammunition were stored in a depot in Concord
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Recent Examples of depot
The targets were not rocket launchers or weapons depots, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), but the nerve centers of the organization — command rooms, intelligence headquarters and offices where Hezbollah commanders planned the next stage of the fight.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Martin said the government can learn from the protests, but defended the response by police and military to clear roadblocks at the country’s sole oil refinery at Whitegate in County Cork and at several depots.
—Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
For a deeper cultural stop, visit the SCAD Museum of Art, housed in the oldest surviving antebellum railroad depot in the country.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
Protesters at a fuel depot in County Limerick voted to end their action Sunday and demonstrators at Rosslare Europort in Wexford agreed to begin letting trucks leave the port that is jammed with cargo that couldn’t be moved.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Martin said the government can learn from the protests, but defended the response by police and military to clear roadblocks at the country’s sole oil refinery at Whitegate in County Cork and at several depots.
—Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
For a deeper cultural stop, visit the SCAD Museum of Art, housed in the oldest surviving antebellum railroad depot in the country.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
Protesters at a fuel depot in County Limerick voted to end their action Sunday and demonstrators at Rosslare Europort in Wexford agreed to begin letting trucks leave the port that is jammed with cargo that couldn’t be moved.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depot
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To inch closer to its goals, Amazon has flooded its warehouses with robotics technologies in recent years, including robotic arms like Sparrow, Robin and Cardinal, autonomous cart mover Proteus and inventory sortation system Sequoia to support employees in the fulfillment process.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Surprisingly, that and a lonely warehouse job aren’t enough to improve his mental health.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Islamic Republic of Iran took the lives of two men convicted of trying to storm a military facility and access an armory in January, the Mizan news outlet of Iran's judiciary indicated on Sunday, according to Reuters.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Just the gas of driving to the armory and back twice would take a bite out of that.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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Not a repository for Bollywood’s Hindi-language cinema alone, but a defender of India’s full linguistic and regional range.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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The director’s office has become a repository for political appointees, most of whom have no public health experience or medical credentials.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Depot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depot. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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