as in information
a collection of pieces of information that is organized and used on a computer
All of our customers' information was kept in a database. an online database
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Recent Examples of databases
SpaceX says that its constellation has about 30,000 tracking cameras that are capable of detecting and tracking objects on a continual basis, building up databases that make calculations much faster – minutes instead of hours.
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David Szondy
february 07, New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2026
The agency has also been publishing fewer reports in its flagship publication the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, canceled a campaign to encourage flu vaccination, paused updating critical databases and rarely briefs reporters.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
For nearly three years, Dillard combed private databases, accessing records of 911 calls made during automobile accidents, officials said.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
In recent years, experts have built databases to study hundreds of examples of civil resistance movements, and the outcomes reveal some lessons and trends.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The cameras scan passing vehicles and search their license plate numbers in law enforcement databases.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
From there, the intelligence flows into databases.
—Asra Q. Nomani , Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The January acquisition involved an office hub totaling 289,000 square feet, commercial real estate databases show.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Contracts, terminology, databases and market reports.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
David Szondy
february 07, New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2026
The agency has also been publishing fewer reports in its flagship publication the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, canceled a campaign to encourage flu vaccination, paused updating critical databases and rarely briefs reporters.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
For nearly three years, Dillard combed private databases, accessing records of 911 calls made during automobile accidents, officials said.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
In recent years, experts have built databases to study hundreds of examples of civil resistance movements, and the outcomes reveal some lessons and trends.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The cameras scan passing vehicles and search their license plate numbers in law enforcement databases.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
From there, the intelligence flows into databases.
—Asra Q. Nomani , Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The January acquisition involved an office hub totaling 289,000 square feet, commercial real estate databases show.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Contracts, terminology, databases and market reports.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for databases
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by an Indiana editor.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
10 Feb. 2026
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Please do not include sensitive information, like the student's grades, GPA or test scores.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Enhance your media literacy by learning the differences between news and opinion and, further, how to differentiate between advertising, news articles, letters, columns and editorials.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Lai, who pleaded not guilty, was convicted in December of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to publish seditious articles.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Databases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/databases. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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