as in warehouses
a building for storing goods
a book depository
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Recent Examples of depositories
Common options include home safes, bank safe-deposit boxes and third-party bullion depositories.
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Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Professional depositories typically conduct routine audits performed by third-party verification firms.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Parks, vacant land and the Des Plaines River all became giant snow depositories.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
The oil depositories of the Persian Gulf remain vital to the global economy.
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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.
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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.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Professional depositories typically conduct routine audits performed by third-party verification firms.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Parks, vacant land and the Des Plaines River all became giant snow depositories.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depositories
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American officials have described Miami as a key command and logistics hub for aid flowing into Venezuela, with warehouses across South Florida consolidating food, medicine, medical supplies and emergency equipment bound for disaster zones.
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Her foundation is coordinating with other groups to store supplies in warehouses before sending them to Venezuela on flights, with support from Colombian airlines.
Noun
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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.
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However, this volume highlights the urgent global need for permanent deep geological repositories or widespread reprocessing to safely manage long-term waste.
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“Depositories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depositories. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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