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a building for storing goods
when the warehouse burned down, we lost most of our merchandise
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Recent Examples of warehouses
Sam Gringlas, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
The movement jumped to Apple retail locations, Trader Joe’s, Amazon warehouses, and REI.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
The owners of warehouses in the Minneapolis suburbs of Woodbury and Shakopee pulled out of possible ICE deals after public outcry, according to local officials.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
In the process, Amazon invested significant sums in cloud computing, warehouses and devices.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
The company has 37 retail stores and two warehouses in the state.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Homes, warehouses and public spaces are unpredictable.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Last year’s Keepers Release was an homage to the team who rotates the barrels in the distillery’s warehouses, something that sets Maker’s Mark apart from many other distilleries.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2026
Costco will not be an option for shoppers on Easter Sunday this year, as the company's website says warehouses will be closed in observation of the holiday.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
That flood of money has also allowed ICE to hire thousands of agents and expand the number of detention center beds, even moving to purchase warehouses to house more detainees.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
The movement jumped to Apple retail locations, Trader Joe’s, Amazon warehouses, and REI.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
The owners of warehouses in the Minneapolis suburbs of Woodbury and Shakopee pulled out of possible ICE deals after public outcry, according to local officials.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
In the process, Amazon invested significant sums in cloud computing, warehouses and devices.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
The company has 37 retail stores and two warehouses in the state.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Homes, warehouses and public spaces are unpredictable.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Last year’s Keepers Release was an homage to the team who rotates the barrels in the distillery’s warehouses, something that sets Maker’s Mark apart from many other distilleries.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2026
Costco will not be an option for shoppers on Easter Sunday this year, as the company's website says warehouses will be closed in observation of the holiday.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warehouses
Noun
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Malware deployed via seemingly innocent GitHub repositories and embedded in blockchains, where the malware will be stored forever (and increasingly difficult to root out as the chains grow), makes for an almost unstoppable technology.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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The stands serve as sites of passing assembly—roadside water coolers—and repositories of gossip and news.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After this initial collision, the white SUV veered to the right and struck a Chicago Transit Authority bus shelter in front of the Belmont Avenue side of the building that houses Garfield's Beverage.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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There was a lot to like under the hood, from strength in its most consequential segment, which houses its investment banking operations, to encouraging scores on key banking metrics (more on those in a moment).—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The protests have caused chaos as blockades at Ireland’s only oil refinery and several vital depots prevented tanker trucks from delivering fuel to service stations and more than a third of pumps ran dry.—
Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Over six days the actions caused chaos as blockades at Ireland’s refinery, a major port and several vital depots prevented tanker trucks from delivering fuel to service stations and many gas pumps ran dry.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bellingcat, which uses open source data, said a video shared by a migrant worker shows what appears to be an Iranian drone hitting fuel storages in the emirate of Fujairah in early March.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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Ukraine’s winter storages will be tapped out before the end of cold weather.—
Suriya Jayanti,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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WineSafe and snack containers are also available.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Plastic storage containers are versatile, affordable, and easy to find.—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The moss also absorbs and stores planet-warming carbon dioxide.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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The avant-garde architect Kiyonori Kikutake designed the structure as a modern homage to the Edo period takayuka-shiki souko (storehouses built on stilts).—
Jonathan DeLise,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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Although that effort met resistance after the outbreak of Syria’s civil war as Israel began to regularly conduct strikes on weapons storehouses in Syria and on convoys facilitated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran still managed to keep Hezbollah armed.—
Afshon Ostovar,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Warehouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warehouses. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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