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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
Deadly strikes between Israel and Iran have intensified, with Iran launching drones as Israel expanded its attacks to include oil depots, missile sites and nuclear infrastructure, killing at least 150 people and injuring hundreds, Iran state media said.
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Nick Duffy, NBC news, 15 June 2025
Nine full-service depots, positioned every 45 miles or so along the course, allow riders to take rests and recuperate.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
The 50-acre depot in Damascus, once a pivotal terminus on the historic Hejaz Railway, was a center for locomotive and carriage construction and repair, complete with ironsmiths, housing for staff, a mosque, and baths.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2025
This former military supply depot became a recruitment and training center for African American troops, many of whom brought their families seeking freedom.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
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Nick Duffy, NBC news, 15 June 2025
Nine full-service depots, positioned every 45 miles or so along the course, allow riders to take rests and recuperate.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
The 50-acre depot in Damascus, once a pivotal terminus on the historic Hejaz Railway, was a center for locomotive and carriage construction and repair, complete with ironsmiths, housing for staff, a mosque, and baths.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2025
This former military supply depot became a recruitment and training center for African American troops, many of whom brought their families seeking freedom.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depot
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The technical restoration proved complex, with materials sourced from both Mumbai warehouses and London’s Iron Mountain facility.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 June 2025
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Crime, courts and policing Massive sculptures worth $2.1 million stolen from warehouse in mysterious heist.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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Decker's children were allegedly heard crying over the phone with their mother during an overnight trip with their father at the Wenatchee armory, according to court records.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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Their campaign of misinformation then becomes a self-fulfilling loop: The Empire building an armory on Ghorman is necessary because the Ghor threat is so great; the Empire denigrating a Ghor memorial to unarmed protesters massacred by Grand Moff Tarkin is what this uppity planet deserves.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
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Yucca Mountain in Nevada was later selected to house this repository.—
June 18,
CBS News,
18 June 2025
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In 2023, Toyota Motor Europe revealed a data exposure stemming from cloud credentials stored in a publicly accessible GitHub repository.—
Matthew Sweeney,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“Depot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depot. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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