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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 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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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
Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025
The shopping plaza from New Jersey developer Edgewood Properties is also planning a Whole Foods, Chick-fil-A and Seasons 52 to go with the current restaurants and stores open including LongHorn Steakhouse, Miller’s Ale House and Academy Sports and Outdoors.
—Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Instead of sixty feet of me-too salad dressings, clever retailers will reimagine how to use that space to make their stores more human and exciting.
—Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
According to the trade publication Good Fruit Grower, stores with apples like the McIntosh, Red Delicious, and Gala representing a majority of their stock underperform compared to those stocking a majority of club apples like Jazz, Ambrosia, and SweeTango.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 12 Sep. 2025
Wind said the band will work toward building brick-and-mortar stores for those businesses.
—Melissa Olson, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Halpape also said the company hoped to find employment at other stores for some of the workers being let go.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The retailer, which shuttered all stores after filing for bankruptcy in 2023, has since rebranded as Bed Bath & Beyond Home and launched a new store in Tennessee, with plans for about 80 more openings nationwide next year.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Customers cheer the return of books seasonally, though some stores never lost them.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
The system also comes with molten salt thermal storage, which stores the heat from the reactor in tanks.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
The website stores the public key.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Its battery storage device, EcoSTORE, stores excess solar energy while its EcoVAR regulator helps reduce voltage swings.
—Forbes Asia Team, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
On the left side of travel, the hatch stores the kitchen slide-out with sink and 2,000-W dual-spot induction cooktop, dry goods pantry and electrical panel.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
An analysis by the company found that the likely cause was the failure of a pressurized tank that stores gaseous nitrogen for the ship's environmental control system, which triggered the explosion.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
The system that was impacted, named Unimatic, stores flight information that is sent to other programs to perform critical tasks, such as calculating a flight’s weight and balance, according to a statement from United.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2025
The body stores about 1,700 to 2,200 calories’ worth of energy as glycogen.
—Jessica Rosgaard, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
In 2010, Crémieux relocated its offices and showroom to New York City and starting in 2014, the company began opening stores globally, with locations in New York City, Palm Beach, Bal Harbour, Paris, Saint-Tropez, Capri and London.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025
The shopping plaza from New Jersey developer Edgewood Properties is also planning a Whole Foods, Chick-fil-A and Seasons 52 to go with the current restaurants and stores open including LongHorn Steakhouse, Miller’s Ale House and Academy Sports and Outdoors.
—Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Instead of sixty feet of me-too salad dressings, clever retailers will reimagine how to use that space to make their stores more human and exciting.
—Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
According to the trade publication Good Fruit Grower, stores with apples like the McIntosh, Red Delicious, and Gala representing a majority of their stock underperform compared to those stocking a majority of club apples like Jazz, Ambrosia, and SweeTango.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 12 Sep. 2025
Wind said the band will work toward building brick-and-mortar stores for those businesses.
—Melissa Olson, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Halpape also said the company hoped to find employment at other stores for some of the workers being let go.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The retailer, which shuttered all stores after filing for bankruptcy in 2023, has since rebranded as Bed Bath & Beyond Home and launched a new store in Tennessee, with plans for about 80 more openings nationwide next year.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Customers cheer the return of books seasonally, though some stores never lost them.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
Currently, the vault only stores your address, birth date, credit card information, name, and phone number.
—Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
The system also comes with molten salt thermal storage, which stores the heat from the reactor in tanks.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
The website stores the public key.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Its battery storage device, EcoSTORE, stores excess solar energy while its EcoVAR regulator helps reduce voltage swings.
—Forbes Asia Team, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
On the left side of travel, the hatch stores the kitchen slide-out with sink and 2,000-W dual-spot induction cooktop, dry goods pantry and electrical panel.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
An analysis by the company found that the likely cause was the failure of a pressurized tank that stores gaseous nitrogen for the ship's environmental control system, which triggered the explosion.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
The system that was impacted, named Unimatic, stores flight information that is sent to other programs to perform critical tasks, such as calculating a flight’s weight and balance, according to a statement from United.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2025
The body stores about 1,700 to 2,200 calories’ worth of energy as glycogen.
—Jessica Rosgaard, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stores
Noun
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This is a dramatic shift resulting from a substantial drop in living standards over the last few years, a drop that was not cushioned by the nation’s vast lithium reserves.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Italy’s Eni and France’s TotalEnergies are also exploring oil production opportunities in Congo Brazzaville, as the government tries to harness its hydrocarbon reserves to solve economic challenges.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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See the full setlist here The music does a lot of the legwork, stadium-ready with massive, no-frills choruses begging to be sung back to him by hoards of devotees.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
29 Aug. 2025
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The gray hoards his food, making caches of acorns and other nuts or burying them in the ground.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
21 Aug. 2025
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Big brands and small shops have been trying to absorb the costs, but consumers’ luck with prices appears to have run out.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Florist mums are annuals, and they are often found inside grocery stores and florist shops wrapped in foil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It’s finished in a beautiful coat of light green and has loads of chrome trim and a black roof.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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There’s a lot of tradesmen, but songwriters… There’s not loads of them.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The strategy keeps more resources available in the short term than if the buyer had paid for the home in full up front.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The elevated surface also keeps your pet off the ground, which can be ideal for keeping them clean while outside.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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There were plenty of waiver stashes who didn’t hit, as well.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The launch arrangement between Northrop and SpaceX abrogates NASA's preference to maintain two independent means of delivering supplies to the space station.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The old residence no longer had electricity or running water, so supporters brought them supplies.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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The team recently achieved the production of up to 10 tons of liquid air per day, representing a significant milestone in advancing the technology toward large-scale commercial viability.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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While that marked the lowest annual increase in 10 years, more than 170 million tons of new LNG supply are set to be available by 2030 in service of burgeoning global power demand, the energy major noted in its latest market assessment.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Stores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stores. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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