STORES Synonyms: 310 Similar and Opposite Words

stores 1 of 2

noun

plural of store

as in reserves

a collection of things kept available for future use or need her husband has a store of old magazines that he has been collecting for years

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as in hoards

a supply stored up and often hidden away keeps a store of quarters in the glove compartment for the parking meters

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as in shops

an establishment where goods are sold to consumers go to the grocery store for orange juice and eggs

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as in loads

a considerable amount we laid by a store of food for the party

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stores

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of store

as in keeps

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability we decided to store the lawn mower in the shed instead of the garage

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as in stashes

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place squirrels commonly store nuts in the hollows of trees and other places to prepare for the winter

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Recent Examples of stores

Noun

City Thrift pledges clean and organized stores with constantly changing inventory. —

Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026 And Target is implementing a new test of its own in which Shipt drivers can work more delivery routes directly from stores. —

Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 May 2026 Unsold items are rarely thrown away immediately; they are often sent to outlet stores to be sold by the pound, listed online, or eventually sold in bulk to salvage buyers for resale, recycling, or repurposing. —

Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026 Donation canisters have been placed at participating stores around town with the locations posted on the Ramona Chamber’s Facebook page. —

Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026 Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Burlington opened up 29 more stores and expanded its merchandising. —

Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026 Under the deal, Lands’ End clothing would begin appearing in Sears stores as early as fall 2002. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026 Franchise owner Leslie Lewis told The Star via email that the company is hoping to open three more stores across the KC metro in the next three years. —

Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026 After months of allowing customers to openly carry guns in its Florida stores, Publix appears to have changed its policy. —

Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2026

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But the company's target is liquid hydrogen (LH2), which stores far more energy in the same space and is essential for long-range missions carrying the kinds of payloads needed for organ transport. —

Omar Kardoudi may 11, New Atlas, 11 May 2026 The company, which sells, repairs, and stores heavy equipment, is seeking to relocate its headquarters from Doral to the site. —

Marybel Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 May 2026 The battery system stores excess solar energy generated during the day and releases it during peak demand periods, helping reduce energy costs and improve grid reliability. —

City News Service, Daily News, 1 May 2026 The Walmart stores stock frontlist bestsellers (and anticipated bestsellers) exclusively, but the chain bookstores also prioritize frontlist titles, and due to their size and market penetration, orders from just a few retailers can make or break a publisher’s advance sales. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026 Google changed its policy in 2023 and no longer stores location history data for all of its users. —

Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026 Each system stores its own isolated piece of the story. —

Celina Yong, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026 The moss also absorbs and stores planet-warming carbon dioxide. —

ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 The restaurant is also known for its Grand Marnier Club, which stores a bottle of the cognac orange liqueur for each of its members. —

Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2026

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Advanced, tech-heavy economies in East Asia like Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have bigger fuel reserves to draw on, as well as the cash to pay higher prices to secure more stocks.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Away from Big Oil's headline beats, Clark Williams-Derry, analyst at energy think tank IEEFA, saidthat energy giants took on significant short-term debt and drew down their cash reserves in the first quarter.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 May 2026