warehouse 1 of 2

as in repository
a building for storing goods when the warehouse burned down, we lost most of our merchandise

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verb

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Recent Examples of warehouse
Noun
The idea was to pay El Salvador to warehouse the deportees in a notoriously brutal prison, but there had been an impasse in the negotiations. Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025 Will they be shackled and hooded, shuffled off to some far-away detention center and then flown to a foreign country willing to warehouse America’s politically undesirables for a hefty fee? Chris Brennan, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
The tunnel appeared to be intended to end in or near a nearby commercial warehouse, agents said. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025 Brown was detained — but not arrested — after the gunfire outside the venue, a warehouse located at 221 NE 67th St. in Miami’s Little River neighborhood. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for warehouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warehouse
Noun
  • Yucca Mountain in Nevada was later selected to house this repository.
    June 18, CBS News, 18 June 2025
  • In 2023, Toyota Motor Europe revealed a data exposure stemming from cloud credentials stored in a publicly accessible GitHub repository.
    Matthew Sweeney, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Among the recommendations were raising rates at parking meters, garages and establishing fees for permits currently free to residential car owners.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025
  • Cook adds that garages with tight turns, narrow doorways, or a lack of headroom can also make parking difficult.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • Less than a week ago, on June 12, Israel launched a barrage of attacks against Iran, targeting nuclear sites, missile depots, and military and political leaders.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2025
  • The congestion comes as the port continues to handle containers in droves, both from the ships at berth and from 19 private inland container depots established outside of the hub.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Shipments include six total bottles, two of each selection, so members have one to enjoy now and one to cellar for savoring at a later date.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
  • To complement, Genesis House cellars a world-class wine lists and the most expansive list of Korean spirits in New York, 28 in all.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Transfer berries to a storage container or resealable plastic bag for freezing.
    Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
  • Dozens of Israeli warplanes struck targets across the country early Friday, including industrial sites in the north, missile storage and launchers in the west and the headquarters of an advanced research institute in Tehran, known by its acronym SPND.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • For six years, the building that once housed The Coffee Cup, a beloved neighborhood diner in St. Paul’s North End, sat empty.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 19 June 2025
  • Notably, the project will entail two significant additions to the current building – one addition to the front of the building for student and staff resources, and an addition in the back that will house primarily classrooms and science labs, Shearer said.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Original price: $199.99 The Bay Isle Home Cerina Boho Natural Rattan Shoe Storage Cabinet features adjustable interior shelves for storing up to 12 pairs of shoes, as well as a convenient top drawer for small essentials, helping to keep your home tidy and chic.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
  • Around four flies were also found in the establishment, and the salsa was stored at an unsafe temperature.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Leslie Day, a friend who hangared her plane near Ms. Bera’s at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif., outside San Diego, estimated in an interview that Ms. Bera had spent the equivalent of more than three years in the pilot’s seat.
    Daniel E. Slotnik, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The issue of high fuel prices came to the board’s attention in late spring when airport tenants – which range from flight schools, to charter aircraft, to hangar renters – began to complain to board members.
    Jordan Graham, Orange County Register, 25 Jan. 2017

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