Definition of repositorynext
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 Semafor’s methodology and reproducible analysis code can be found in a public GitHub repository here. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Hugging Face is a repository that hosts open-source AI models, as well as benchmark evaluations, and data sets used for AI training and testing. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Among other things, Hugging Face is a cloud repository for AI models, similar in some respects to what GitHub is for conventional computer software. Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 Hospitals are major repositories of addictive substances that can also be crucial medical treatments. Alexandra Byrne, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for repository
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Noun
  • Bass was dealing with headaches all summer — from the Boyle Heights warehouse fire to a rising homeless count to the Sunset Boulevard water main break.
    Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The warehouse will first provide click-and-collect capabilities for Primark shoppers, with home delivery following afterward.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Most of these programs are offered through wholesale channels rather than the retail bank on the corner, which is why the loan officer at a national depository may sincerely believe no such option exists.
    Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Those jobs belong to a separate custodian, who manages the retirement account paperwork, and a depository, who keeps the metals secure.
    USA Today, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • The helicopter, a Eurocopter AS350, went down near a large storage facility.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The impact and fire damaged four vehicles and two storage containers, though no nearby buildings were affected.
    Paris Barraza, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Repository.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repository. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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