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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
Walmart has never publicly commented on the depots.
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Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
The mission is a collaboration with Eta Space of Rockledge, Florida, and NASA hopes the technology can evolve to support on-orbit fueling depots for spacecraft designed for long-term deep space objectives.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 May 2026
Long-range attacks Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks on targets deep inside Russia in recent weeks, aiming to knock out oil refineries, depots and pipelines, as both sides seek to degrade each other’s infrastructure.
—Reuters, NBC news, 17 May 2026
This comes after SpaceX cut off Russian forces’ access to Starlink satellite Internet terminals, and as the Ukrainian military has used medium-range drone strikes beyond 20 kilometers to devastate Russian supply lines by striking ammunition depots and fuel convoys.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Zelensky said in one of his nightly addresses last week that conducting mid-range strikes against Russian military logistics, from depots and command posts to air defense systems, is the country’s top priority and that Ukraine is ramping up contracts and production to sustain that effort.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
For decades, Black passengers exchanged suggestions and warnings via word of mouth in barbershops, beauty parlors, train depots, churches, and even the Black press.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Ukraine has hit back with increasingly efficient long-range attacks, striking Russian energy facilities, manufacturing plants and military depots.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
Under Napoleon, the monastery was demolished and the island was adapted to a military outpost, with powder magazines, weapons depots, and defensive structures rising on the land.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
The mission is a collaboration with Eta Space of Rockledge, Florida, and NASA hopes the technology can evolve to support on-orbit fueling depots for spacecraft designed for long-term deep space objectives.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 May 2026
Long-range attacks Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks on targets deep inside Russia in recent weeks, aiming to knock out oil refineries, depots and pipelines, as both sides seek to degrade each other’s infrastructure.
—Reuters, NBC news, 17 May 2026
This comes after SpaceX cut off Russian forces’ access to Starlink satellite Internet terminals, and as the Ukrainian military has used medium-range drone strikes beyond 20 kilometers to devastate Russian supply lines by striking ammunition depots and fuel convoys.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Zelensky said in one of his nightly addresses last week that conducting mid-range strikes against Russian military logistics, from depots and command posts to air defense systems, is the country’s top priority and that Ukraine is ramping up contracts and production to sustain that effort.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
For decades, Black passengers exchanged suggestions and warnings via word of mouth in barbershops, beauty parlors, train depots, churches, and even the Black press.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Ukraine has hit back with increasingly efficient long-range attacks, striking Russian energy facilities, manufacturing plants and military depots.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
Under Napoleon, the monastery was demolished and the island was adapted to a military outpost, with powder magazines, weapons depots, and defensive structures rising on the land.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depots
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Brands like Barry Callebaut and Cargill employ GPS polygon mapping, which uses satellites to track cocoa bags from individual farms all the way to processing warehouses.—
Indrabati Lahiri,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Costco will not be an option for shoppers on Memorial Day this year, as the company's website says warehouses will be closed on May 25 in observance of the holiday.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
25 May 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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Six months in, a company whose chief executive has said AI writes roughly 20% to 30% of the code in some of its repositories is reportedly standardising developers on GitHub Copilot CLI.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Windows in the the Hinaus gallery and the Zhytnii Market building were reportedly shattered, and the premises of the Taras Shevchenko Institute of Literature sustained damage to its library and book repositories.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 May 2026
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Iran’s proxies in Iraq also possess advanced arsenals, including ballistic missiles and anti-aircraft weapons.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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Russian arsenals in Belarus include its latest intermediate range nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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“Depots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depots. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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