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Recent Examples of repository
There’s also the Asiama gallery, a comprehensive repository of Lao history through its tribal textiles.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
The repository includes these personal details and employment records, updated throughout the year, for all types of people — even those who don’t have any children.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2026
Many auto parts places will pour the contents into their giant waste-oil repositories, then give you back your bucket.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 11 Mar. 2026
America’s strategic petroleum reserves, or SPR, is a prodigious repository of crude oil meant to offset global supply crises like the one unleashed by the Iran conflict.
—Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
The repository includes these personal details and employment records, updated throughout the year, for all types of people — even those who don’t have any children.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2026
Many auto parts places will pour the contents into their giant waste-oil repositories, then give you back your bucket.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 11 Mar. 2026
America’s strategic petroleum reserves, or SPR, is a prodigious repository of crude oil meant to offset global supply crises like the one unleashed by the Iran conflict.
—Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repository
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The administration has a goal of reaching a total capacity of 100,000 beds, and it's launched a controversial effort to convert warehouses into holding facilities and aggressively expand detention capacity.—
Martin Kaste,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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Luari’s problems include her arrest in September on felony larceny charges for passing a bad check for about $11,000 at an East Hartford restaurant supply warehouse.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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Markups apply to the metals themselves, while IRA fees cover account setup, administration and storage through third-party custodians and depositories.—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Breaking into a depository of money.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The resulting graphite will be tested in large-format lithium-ion batteries for grid-scale energy storage.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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Scot Labin of Annapolis says he's been coming here for years and is eager to get his boat out of storage and back in the water.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Repository.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repository. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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