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
The world’s spent nuclear fuel is currently temporarily stored inside spent nuclear fuel pools at individual reactors and at dry cask storage sites above ground.
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James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Proper storage and understanding shelf life are key to reducing waste and keeping food safe and fresh.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
Be sure to weigh costs, storage needs and risk tolerance before making a decision.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
The 5,000-acre base is responsible for weapons storage, loading and maintenance.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Proper storage and understanding shelf life are key to reducing waste and keeping food safe and fresh.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
Be sure to weigh costs, storage needs and risk tolerance before making a decision.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
The 5,000-acre base is responsible for weapons storage, loading and maintenance.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for storage
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Martie now buys bulk overstock from trendy companies, then ships orders from its Texas warehouse.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Ayotte, a Republican, had sparred with federal officials after ICE disclosed plans to spend $158 million to convert a warehouse in the town into a 500-bed processing center.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Malware deployed via seemingly innocent GitHub repositories and embedded in blockchains, where the malware will be stored forever (and increasingly difficult to root out as the chains grow), makes for an almost unstoppable technology.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the summer of 2025, before killing Direct File, the federal government published most of the program’s source code on GitHub, an online repository.—
Binyamin Appelbaum,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/storage. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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