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as in warehouses
a building for storing goods
a distribution depot for auto parts
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as in armories
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 depots
Images from August analyzed by Radio Liberty show ammunition depots at the site which covered more than two square kilometers.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The local council’s facilities across the town, including libraries, information centers and depots, would remain closed until further notice, Nicholas added.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Eventually, SpaceX, ULA, and other companies aim to build on these capabilities to develop cryogenic rockets, refuelers, and propellant depots that can operate for months or years in space.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Russian forces can now effectively strike the roads, railways, and bridges used for logistical resupply, as well as supply depots, command posts, and troop assembly areas.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Ukraine, for its part, has stepped up long-range drone attacks on Russian oil depots and refineries, which could drive up the cost of fuel for Russians.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Even that deal was apparently too much for the combatants to follow through on — Ukraine and Russia continue to hit each other’s power stations and oil depots.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Picketing workers have been blamed for blocking dump trucks from leaving depots until police stepped in.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
All nuclear and other power plants, oil and gas depots, pipelines and storage facilities, plus hydroelectric dams were among the facilities included.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The local council’s facilities across the town, including libraries, information centers and depots, would remain closed until further notice, Nicholas added.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Eventually, SpaceX, ULA, and other companies aim to build on these capabilities to develop cryogenic rockets, refuelers, and propellant depots that can operate for months or years in space.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Russian forces can now effectively strike the roads, railways, and bridges used for logistical resupply, as well as supply depots, command posts, and troop assembly areas.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Ukraine, for its part, has stepped up long-range drone attacks on Russian oil depots and refineries, which could drive up the cost of fuel for Russians.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Even that deal was apparently too much for the combatants to follow through on — Ukraine and Russia continue to hit each other’s power stations and oil depots.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Picketing workers have been blamed for blocking dump trucks from leaving depots until police stepped in.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
All nuclear and other power plants, oil and gas depots, pipelines and storage facilities, plus hydroelectric dams were among the facilities included.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depots
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Traditional data lakes can store raw data at scale but lack quality controls, while warehouses enforce structure but struggle with unstructured or fast changing data.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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More than 95 percent of Target’s net sales volume was fulfilled by stores rather than warehouses, as of earlier this year.—
Dan Gingiss,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The attack relies on ClickFix tactics, where victims searching for Mac troubleshooting help are lured to fake websites or GitHub repositories.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Proactive Operational Intelligence A technical paper by Enterprise Knowledge demonstrates how KGs contextualize unstructured inputs, linking across document repositories and streamlining expert insight extraction.—
Daniel Fallmann,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Both Russia and the United States—which have the world's largest and second-largest arsenals—have regularly test-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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When completed, the delivery of the HIMARS to Manama will augment an already impressive array of multiple rocket launch systems in the military arsenals of the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Depots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depots. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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