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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 council said that protesters have blocked trucks leaving waste depots, resulting in fewer collections from households.
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Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
A day before, Russia had accused Ukraine of violating a ceasefire agreement by striking its oil depots.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Picketing workers have been blamed for blocking dump trucks from leaving depots until police stepped in.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
The researchers studied their formulation in rats over 97 days, and found more than 85% of the medication intact in the depot under their skin.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
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Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
A day before, Russia had accused Ukraine of violating a ceasefire agreement by striking its oil depots.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Picketing workers have been blamed for blocking dump trucks from leaving depots until police stepped in.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
The researchers studied their formulation in rats over 97 days, and found more than 85% of the medication intact in the depot under their skin.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depot
Noun
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Because of a Kansas law in the 1860s that outlawed public hangings, Bates-Lamborn explained that the gallows were situated inside the warehouse, away from the view of other prisoners.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
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Not central command centers barking orders, but smart nodes—ports, warehouses, carriers—feeding real-time insights into an adaptive system.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The arena has been just the right size, not an 20,000-seat NBA building, but not an old armory, either.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2025
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The armory profession has an impeccable safety record.—
Krystie Lee Yandoli,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2025
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Space could also be an ideal backup repository for the world’s most precious information archives.—
Michael Wu,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The Juliet Club in Verona has become the repository for these heartfelt letters – 200,000 of them.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
10 May 2025
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“Depot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depot. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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