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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
Israel attacked central fuel depots in a city where 10 million people breathe the air and drink the water.
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Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The targets have included oil refineries, chemical plants, ammunition depots and military logistics hubs up to 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from Ukraine.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Soot, ash and toxic chemicals from strikes on fuel depots and a refinery combined with water droplets in the atmosphere and fell back to Earth as an oily, acidic rain that prompted warnings to stay indoors.
—Tammy Webber, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
And yet Ukraine had its successes, most notably its strikes on Russian fuel depots and Operation Spiderweb, in which drones launched from trucks within Russia’s borders hit four air bases.
—Olivier Kempf, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Disarming and decommissioning Hezbollah requires a very strong army to be able to go in and find weapons depots and arrest people.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Ministers remain haunted by events in September 2000 when former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s government, with a majority as large as Starmer’s now, was rocked as farmers and hauliers blockaded refineries and fuel depots amid fury over taxes levied on petrol and diesel.
—Ian King, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026
Gazelles roam freely near the refineries and depots that make Kharg one of Iran’s most valuable — and sensitive — assets.
—Sam Metz, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Pakistani aircraft also struck fuel depots belonging to the private airline Kam Air near the airport in Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The targets have included oil refineries, chemical plants, ammunition depots and military logistics hubs up to 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from Ukraine.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Soot, ash and toxic chemicals from strikes on fuel depots and a refinery combined with water droplets in the atmosphere and fell back to Earth as an oily, acidic rain that prompted warnings to stay indoors.
—Tammy Webber, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
And yet Ukraine had its successes, most notably its strikes on Russian fuel depots and Operation Spiderweb, in which drones launched from trucks within Russia’s borders hit four air bases.
—Olivier Kempf, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Disarming and decommissioning Hezbollah requires a very strong army to be able to go in and find weapons depots and arrest people.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Ministers remain haunted by events in September 2000 when former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s government, with a majority as large as Starmer’s now, was rocked as farmers and hauliers blockaded refineries and fuel depots amid fury over taxes levied on petrol and diesel.
—Ian King, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026
Gazelles roam freely near the refineries and depots that make Kharg one of Iran’s most valuable — and sensitive — assets.
—Sam Metz, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Pakistani aircraft also struck fuel depots belonging to the private airline Kam Air near the airport in Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depots
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The agency issued its first contracts earlier in March to retrofit and operate warehouses in Arizona and Maryland.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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Gary Kline, the alliance’s new president, said the warehouses planned for the Timex site are too intensive a use for the property.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 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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The vehicle information that’s captured is typically stored in the cloud, creating a massive web of data repositories.—
Jess Reia,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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The infections spanned JavaScript, TypeScript and Python repositories.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2026
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Russia is already profiting from a surge in global energy prices, and could hope that the Mideast war will detract attention from Ukraine and deplete Western arsenals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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As the Arms Control Association notes, the continued existence of nuclear arsenals inherently carries the possibility of accidental escalation, miscalculation, or deliberate use during extreme crises.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Depots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depots. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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