depositing

verb

present participle of deposit
1
as in saving
to put in an account we quickly deposited the check in a bank account

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2
as in placing
to arrange something in a certain spot or position deposited their luggage at the foot of the hotel bed

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Recent Examples of depositing Even for those who don’t dye their hair, a semi-permanent color-depositing mask can add depth or subtle highlights to the hair. — Giulia Lenzi, Vogue, 8 June 2026 Christian Walker followed with a solo homer of his own, depositing an 87 mph slider into the left-field bullpen. — Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026 Booker Stardrum and Evan Shornstein’s new album begins by depositing you into a new world. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026 Father Joseph Balikuddembe, a young priest, weaves down the aisle for communion, depositing wafers on the nuns' lips. — Sophie Neiman, NPR, 20 June 2026 The lead was short-lived, however, as Rodriguez led off the fifth by depositing a 0-1 cutter from Alcantara over the wall in right-center field. — Miami Herald, 12 June 2026 The game, which is built for robots no larger than 18 inches, sees students navigate their robots around a small field, using them to score points by depositing balls in various goals and in a certain sequence. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026 The bottom line Temporarily parting with $80,000 by depositing into a CD account won't be appropriate for every saver. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 29 June 2026 On the Fourth of July, the federal government will start depositing $1,000 in the stock market for every eligible American newborn. — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depositing
  1. saving
  2. placing
  3. banking
  4. putting
  5. storing
  6. situating
  7. locating
  8. disposing
Verb
  • With potentially record-breaking heat coming to Washington, DC on the Fourth of July, people wanting to catch fireworks by saving an early spot on the National Mall will have a lot of waiting to do.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The sheriff's office says that deputies and workers extricated the man and attempted life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of saving
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  • Lawrence natives have held watch parties for all of Team Algeria’s games in downtown Lawrence, as well as various rallies for Algeria’s fans, with downtown stores placing Team Algeria jerseys in display windows.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • Amazon challenged that assumption by proving consumers valued faster delivery enough to justify placing inventory in more locations, before ultimately regionalizing its fulfillment network.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Definition of placing
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  • Rather than seek user consent, X merely updated its terms, advocates said, seemingly banking its AI business on users not reading about updates.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • The owners could be banking that if their cap proposal looks better and better over time, players might think twice about choosing to miss games when crunch time arrives.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of banking
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  • Belgium was on the front foot from the start, taking six shots and putting two on target in the first eight minutes before going ahead on De Ketelaere’s first goal in the ninth minute.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • A week later, the TPUSA board unanimously voted to install Erika as their new chief executive, putting her at the forefront of his advocacy efforts.
    — Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of putting
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  • Rinse thoroughly under cool running water, then dry before storing or using the vegetables.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026
  • Furthermore, the National Onion Association advises against storing onions with potatoes (onions emit ethylene gas, which will cause potatoes to ripen) or other produce that releases moisture and storing them in plastic bags.
    — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
Definition of storing
Verb
  • That means tracking everything from shipping to unboxing to situating it in our bedrooms.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
  • His students had collectively decided to set the play in eighteen-nineties Butte, making the court of Duke Frederick the house of a silver-mining magnate and situating the Forest of Arden in the Absarokas.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of situating
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  • The utility said around noon that crews are in the process of locating valves to get water pumping again, but repairs might take 12-16 hours.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • Friends who tried locating Chase were said to have been concerned about her living situation in recent years.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
Definition of locating
Verb
  • When disposing of bleach and other cleaning products, never pour them down the sink.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 June 2026
  • In the city of Miami, improperly disposing trash — like taking the trash from one of your homes and throwing it away in another of your property’s bins — can result in a $525 fine.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
Definition of disposing

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