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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
Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
Its stores provide a range of undercar repair services for brakes, steering, mufflers and exhaust systems, suspension and wheel alignment, as well as tire replacement and service.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Hershey's holiday treats are in stores nationwide for a limited time this holiday season while supplies last.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Instead of a one-size-fits-all strategy, Wendy’s will review individual stores to determine whether they can be improved or if shutting them down is the most viable option.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Content, which includes behind-the-scenes images from that shoot, will appear online, in stores and across Hollister’s marketing channels.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Residents in at least 18 states have contracted listeria infections from prepared pasta products, which were sold at retailers nationwide, including Trader Joe's, Walmart and Kroger stores.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
According to CalLottery, stores where the winning ticket is sold receive a bonus.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 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
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
The website never sees or stores it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
People can donate directly to a food pantry or send contributions to a food bank, which is a larger hub that stores food to give to local programs like pantries.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 27 Oct. 2025
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
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
Noun
Food hubs can increase local food access by aggregating food products from small to mid-sized farms and distributing them to underserved communities, schools, hospitals and retail stores.
—Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
Its stores provide a range of undercar repair services for brakes, steering, mufflers and exhaust systems, suspension and wheel alignment, as well as tire replacement and service.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Hershey's holiday treats are in stores nationwide for a limited time this holiday season while supplies last.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Instead of a one-size-fits-all strategy, Wendy’s will review individual stores to determine whether they can be improved or if shutting them down is the most viable option.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Content, which includes behind-the-scenes images from that shoot, will appear online, in stores and across Hollister’s marketing channels.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Residents in at least 18 states have contracted listeria infections from prepared pasta products, which were sold at retailers nationwide, including Trader Joe's, Walmart and Kroger stores.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
According to CalLottery, stores where the winning ticket is sold receive a bonus.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 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
Verb
Researchers also highlighted that the key to improving batteries is increasing the amount of active material — the component that stores energy and impacts battery performance — in the electrodes.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
The website never sees or stores it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
People can donate directly to a food pantry or send contributions to a food bank, which is a larger hub that stores food to give to local programs like pantries.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 27 Oct. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stores
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Carefree can afford to lose its NIA water without resorting to groundwater reserves, according to Crane, but cuts in its M&I water could force the town to draw on its savings.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Institute for the Study of War think tank suggested that Russia is unlikely to have the reserves to exploit Pokrovsk's potential fall to advance rapidly to seize more of the Donbas region.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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As hoards are often buried with other remains, archaeologists have dispatched teams to investigate.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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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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The nonprofit institute offers in-person, online or hybrid training and certification courses to train and certify RV service technicians to work at dealerships or own their own local shops or mobile RV service companies.—
Gidget Fuentes,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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When a Miami weapons buyer for a powerful Haitian gang inquired why the group needed the guns he had been asked to illegally purchase from South Florida shops, the response was simple.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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But, at a moment when big narrative audio studios are shuttering, loads of people are being laid off and fewer documentary series are being made, this sentence really struck a nerve in the industry of folks who produce, write, edit and sound design longform narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could mean co-locating with renewables, using batteries to extend solar availability, or making data centers flexible enough to shift heavy compute loads to periods of abundant clean power.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Even at a high average annual value, the lack of years keeps mid-market teams in the mix.—
Patrick McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The organization keeps the food banks in a rotation so distributions go out evenly, although the nonprofit also considers which pantries are most in need.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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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
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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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The offer is redeemable in-restaurant at participating locations, while supplies last, and online via the Pizza Hut app or website.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The flights could have been carrying relief supplies.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Based in Guangzhou, the self-driving vehicle company operates in several major Chinese cities, as well as markets outside of China.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Asia-Pacific markets climbed Thursday.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Stores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stores. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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