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storage

noun

ˈstȯr-ij How to pronounce storage (audio)
Definition of storagenext
as in warehouse
a building for storing goods in colonial times the granary was one of the community's most important storages

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Recent Examples of storage European gas price is up 24 percent, driven by historically low storage and stronger demand. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 Mass-market EVs at a profit, a charging network others now plug into, grid-scale storage, and, next door at SpaceX, reusable rockets. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 Governatori added Italy should focus on measures already available to cut energy costs and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, including electrification, energy efficiency, renewable energy, storage capacity and power-grid upgrades. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Instead of shopping for décor, homeowners will increasingly shop their own closets, attics and family storage. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for storage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for storage
  1. warehouse
  2. repository
Noun
  • Still, Kruglov said the company has backup warehouses and stores all its files in the cloud.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The churros will be available for a limited time, with launch dates varying by warehouse.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of warehouse
Noun
  • The repository forms a core section of the Vector complex, located about 130 kilometers north of Kyiv and 20 kilometers south of the Belarusian border.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The company, led by Sam Altman, has acknowledged some of those incidents only after third parties publicly reported them, including a recent intrusion into the RubyGems software package repository.
    — Harshita Mary Varghese, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of repository

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“Storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/storage. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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