as in warehouses
a building for storing goods
nurses going back and forth to the medication repository
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Recent Examples of repositories
At present, the federal government has struggled to maintain and update several of its existing data repositories, with little public explanation as to why.
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Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
The app is not owned in a traditional sense, its website explains, but the Session Technology Foundation manages its app store presence and public code repositories.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 9 Feb. 2026
Large, centralized repositories of sensitive data become attractive targets.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Open-source repositories on platforms such as GitHub allow newcomers to demonstrate applied skills including work on AI security, bias mitigation, and deepfake detection.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2026
Objects—an old writing desk, a painting, an ice pick—become repositories for intimacies.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Media industry newsletters and the tabloids have become repositories for unattributed comments from CBS News insiders who are unhappy with the changes.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Visitors cannot enter the repositories, but walkways along the exterior allow close views of the austere wooden structures and their distinctive clay-and-charcoal foundations.
—Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
Online repositories can make the works fully available.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
The app is not owned in a traditional sense, its website explains, but the Session Technology Foundation manages its app store presence and public code repositories.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 9 Feb. 2026
Large, centralized repositories of sensitive data become attractive targets.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Open-source repositories on platforms such as GitHub allow newcomers to demonstrate applied skills including work on AI security, bias mitigation, and deepfake detection.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2026
Objects—an old writing desk, a painting, an ice pick—become repositories for intimacies.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Media industry newsletters and the tabloids have become repositories for unattributed comments from CBS News insiders who are unhappy with the changes.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Visitors cannot enter the repositories, but walkways along the exterior allow close views of the austere wooden structures and their distinctive clay-and-charcoal foundations.
—Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
Online repositories can make the works fully available.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repositories
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Plans to convert warehouses into mass detention facilities are underway in six other cities across Missouri, Arizona, Louisiana, Texas and Virginia.—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Unlike many general-purpose humanoid platforms, the Mentee Bot focuses on consistent performance, scalability, and uninterrupted operation in challenging environments such as warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and logistics hubs.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Retirees who opt for gold bars often use insured third-party depositories or bank safe deposit boxes rather than home storage, which adds annual costs but also reduces theft risk and simplifies estate planning, both of which are important considerations.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Parks, vacant land and the Des Plaines River all became giant snow depositories.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Repositories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repositories. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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