depositories

noun

plural of depository
as in warehouses
a building for storing goods a book depository

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Recent Examples of depositories But precious metals held within IRAs must meet IRS purity requirements and be held in qualified depositories. — Javier Simon, USA Today, 11 July 2026 Professional depositories typically conduct routine audits performed by third-party verification firms. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026 The oil depositories of the Persian Gulf remain vital to the global economy. — Ray Takeyh, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2025 Belgium, the home of Euroclear, one of the continent’s chief securities depositories, is wary of taking on the sole legal responsibility for the maneuver. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2025 The rest is spread between depositories in West Point, Denver, and a vault 80 feet (24 meters) below the Fed’s building in lower Manhattan. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025 Parks, vacant land and the Des Plaines River all became giant snow depositories. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depositories
  1. warehouses
  2. repositories
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  • It is designed to access roofs on tall residential buildings and large warehouses.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Ukraine also hit huge warehouses for Russia's top online retailers, Wildberries and Ozon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of warehouses
Noun
  • While countries like Sweden and France are pursuing similar deep geological repositories, Finland has officially crossed the finish line first.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That's more in line with tasks that use multipage documents, code repositories, or scientific datasets.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Depositories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depositories. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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