Thesaurus results for REPOSITORY

repository

noun

ri-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē

Definition of repository

as in warehouse

a building for storing goods nurses going back and forth to the medication repository

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Recent Examples of repository Most parents will never download an AI classifier or visit a GitHub repository. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 This may mean that information on the capabilities and limitations of updates are delivered to all users via YouTube–like tutorials and new, highly effective AI prompts are shared and stored via GitHub-like knowledge repositories. — Emelia S. Probasco, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2026 While most eagles go to the repository, there are rare exceptions. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Building a comprehensive repository to chase a question that science has already answered inverts the logic of research. — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for repository

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The beekeeper worries the new warehouse-like facilities will raise his utility bills or change the local environment.

— Drew Hawkins, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Kyiv, meanwhile, aims to sow economic discontent among Russians with strikes against oil refineries and e-commerce warehouses, but experts argued domestic upheaval is unlikely to change Moscow’s calculus.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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The Rio Indio reservoir project is a plan to create a new lake to feed the canal, increase water storage capacity, mitigate lower water levels and serve as a safety measure against future droughts.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Rather than treating the waste solely as something to dispose of, the researchers converted its carbon content into a porous material that serves as the structural framework for thermal energy storage.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

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