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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
Construction continues across the network, including work on passenger stations and supporting infrastructure such as bridges, tunnels and depots.
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Keith J Fernandez, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Jan. 2026
The software manages the complex schedule for charging buses at the depots.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
They can be seen at train stations and bus depots as well as riding on transit.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Saturday that its forces used aviation, drones, missiles and artillery to strike Ukrainian energy facilities and fuel-storage depots.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
These oil depots have been operating at 20% capacity.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Among the targets identified in an ABC News analysis were surface-to-air missile systems, communications antennas and at least two buildings that appeared to be depots.
—Paul P. Murphy, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2026
The ministry reported one large-scale and four combined strikes on Ukrainian military infrastructure during the week, targeting defense industry sites, fuel depots, transport hubs, and drone facilities.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
While Monday’s blast is considered rare, Delhi has experienced blasts in previous decades, in which public areas, such as bus depots and crowded markets, were targeted.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Keith J Fernandez, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Jan. 2026
The software manages the complex schedule for charging buses at the depots.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
They can be seen at train stations and bus depots as well as riding on transit.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Saturday that its forces used aviation, drones, missiles and artillery to strike Ukrainian energy facilities and fuel-storage depots.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
These oil depots have been operating at 20% capacity.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Among the targets identified in an ABC News analysis were surface-to-air missile systems, communications antennas and at least two buildings that appeared to be depots.
—Paul P. Murphy, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2026
The ministry reported one large-scale and four combined strikes on Ukrainian military infrastructure during the week, targeting defense industry sites, fuel depots, transport hubs, and drone facilities.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
While Monday’s blast is considered rare, Delhi has experienced blasts in previous decades, in which public areas, such as bus depots and crowded markets, were targeted.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depots
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Developed by Penn Engineers, the system could improve safety of robots operating in cluttered indoor settings like warehouses and factories.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Lawton Road is off Brookshire Boulevard in northeast Charlotte, and is lined with warehouses and tractor-trailer parking lots, maps show.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2026
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Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire a year ago, but Israel — which says the group has been rebuilding its armories, and that Lebanon is failing in its commitment to disarm it — has ramped up attacks against Hezbollah in recent days.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
27 Nov. 2025
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Even if their small military facilities, colloquially known as armories, had physically centralized fitness resources and equipment, many would be unable to take advantage of them.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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These projects offer a potential solution to the long-standing debate over permanent geological repositories, shifting the paradigm from long-term burial to active, productive reuse.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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Their stories were not even preserved in the usual repositories of collective memory, such as folktale, song, and dance, Morrison speculated, because those who crossed the Atlantic with them would have been loath to share their memories.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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Iranian officials have ruled out putting its missiles, one of the largest such arsenals in the Middle East, up for discussion.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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The limits of the New START treaty New START, signed in 2010 by then-President Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, was the last of a long series of agreements between Moscow and Washington to limit their nuclear arsenals, starting with SALT I in 1972.—
Vladimir Isachenkov,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Depots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depots. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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