Thesaurus results for REPOSITORIES

repositories

noun

plural of repository

as in warehouses

a building for storing goods nurses going back and forth to the medication repository

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Recent Examples of repositories The archive is a mortuary, and the literal presence of bones exemplifies the violence of such repositories. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026 However, this volume highlights the urgent global need for permanent deep geological repositories or widespread reprocessing to safely manage long-term waste. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2026 Employing the APIs allows AI to perform work such as executing code or searching through internal repositories. — Angelique Parashis, IEEE Spectrum, 19 June 2026 Human resource systems, learning platforms, credential repositories, and talent management tools generate continuous streams of data across the enterprise. — Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The breadth of the acquisition represented by the two gifts establishes the Menil Collection as one of the most substantial repositories of Winters’ work in the United States, the museum said. — News Desk, Artforum, 29 June 2026 Authorities in California and New York have already brought lawsuits and legislation against online repositories of gun files like the ones Yeezy contributes to, and sought to crack down on the physical manufacture of weapons in their jurisdictions. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026

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New Sam’s Club warehouses in Baytown, Katy, Tomball and Weslaco will give more Texas shoppers access to bulk discounts, gas stations and pharmacy services.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 July 2026
While Ishmael may pause before coffin-warehouses—coffins, of all sorts, become a major leitmotif of the novel—or even talk of committing suicide, his tone is wry, even ironic.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

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