stores 1 of 2

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

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stores

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verb

present tense third-person singular of store

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Recent Examples of stores
Noun
By the 1970s, Colma's western edge attracted car dealerships and later big box stores, a rail transit station and apartments. Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025 It’s designed with a foam insole that stores and returns your energy, bouncing you into your next step. Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025 Well, the good thing is that, luckily, there are many stores that are becoming more inclusive with these ingredients. J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025 Khloé Kardashian stops at Walmart in Los Angeles to pick up her new Khloud Protein Popcorn, which rolls out in stores across the country. Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025 In Ohio, residents can use the Lottery Card available in Kroger, Buehler's Fresh Foods and Giant Eagle stores. Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025 In its dry form, this grain is labeled as black rice in stores. Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 25 Oct. 2025 Many kitchen stores sell pie weights, oven-safe ceramic or metal balls that are used for this purpose. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025 Geiger said many stores began offering discounts and clearance on select Halloween items even in early October. Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
To reduce sensitive data, the system stores only pseudonymous resident profiles locally and doesn’t access cameras or microphones. Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025 Researchers revealed that robot stores a digital twin of the wall. Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025 For the kitchen, the Homberking 24-Piece Glass Food Storage Containers will keep leftovers in check, while the Barnyard Designs Kitchen Counter Canister Set safely stores sugar, coffee, and tea. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025 Lead stores energy in batteries, shields against radiation, gives glass crystal its brilliance, and makes paint more luminous and cars run more smoothly. Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025 To prevent disasters, Jones decants liquids into travel-size jars and bottles, stores them in a clear zip bag, and keeps them separate from clothes. Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025 The image gets loaded into a separate chip soldered onto the motherboard (specifically, its Serial Peripheral Interface) that stores UEFI firmware. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025 The length that a client stores their items is on average three to four years, according to Hoey, noting that a majority tend to close their vault when relocating. Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025 It’s reviewed and validated by the people who make decisions, not just by the system that stores it. Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stores
Noun
  • Feeding San Diego plans to dip into reserves if necessary to meet the higher demand with SNAP delays.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Pristine Greenland is potentially home to one of the world’s largest oilfield reserves.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As hoards are often buried with other remains, archaeologists have dispatched teams to investigate.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Now, more than ever, social media serves as a critical entry point for hoards of new fans.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Ludlow With an array of excellent restaurants and shops, including the hip 3 Graces boutique, Ludlow is a great place to stop for at least a night.
    Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Graphic tees from pizza shops, hardware stores and other small-town businesses tap into the growing trend for localized merch.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Silos’ Food Truck Park also offers a range of local vendors with loads of meals and drinks to enjoy all day long.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Choose storage with wheels This trunk with wheels can be moved depending on needs; plus, with all its ample room, it can be filled with loads of extra clothes and necessities for the home, like paper towels and toilet paper rolls, until they are needed inside the house.
    Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By refusing to specify details of the case, the government keeps the possibility alive of changing their reasoning or their claims to have the same effect for different reasons—just as the mob changes its reasoning for killing Cinna.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The 61-year-old loves the hunt, and sifting through old belongings and hidden gems is what keeps him going.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • More than music In a corner of his studio, Hinds stashes a collection of drums that are all different shapes and sizes.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Ouligay Period Bag My teen and her friends always make sure to keep their period stashes organized in one cute pouch like this black one.
    Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Economists warn the incoming administration faces immediate challenges, including securing fuel supplies and building coalitions in a fragmented legislature.
    Reuters 3 min ago, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
  • So far, $24,926 Australian dollars has been raised out of a $28,000 goal on GoFundMe to help with funeral costs, as well as household bills, baby supplies and time off work for Nathan.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Turning waste Into energy The Surrey Biofuel Facility processes approximately 115,000 tons of food waste each year.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Like Ferrari, by 2016, tons of automakers caught on to CarPlay and began integrating it into their products.
    Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Stores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stores. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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