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as in warehouses
a building for storing goods
a distribution depot for auto parts
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as in armories
a place where military arms are stored
the guns and ammunition were stored in a depot in Concord
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Recent Examples of depots
Sailors can complete repairs on-site instead of waiting for replacement parts to be shipped from repair depots in the United States by manufacturing the necessary patches where the aircraft are deployed.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
At the same time, Ukraine has expanded its own long-range drone campaign, targeting military and energy infrastructure deep inside Russia, including oil refineries and depots.
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Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
2 July 2026
Although it’s often painted as a precious-metals rush, asteroid mining may first look more like the creation of fuel depots, life-support stations and supply chains for spacecraft.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Ukraine increasingly has used long-range drones to target Russian oil refineries, depots and supply routes hundreds of miles from its border.
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Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
In summer 2019, Israel reportedly struck the weapons depots of Iranian-back Shiite militant groups in Iraq.
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Amy McAuliffe,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
The day Trump allowed lawsuits against Cuba in 2019, Exxon Mobil sued over their property in the country -- including hundreds of gas stations, an oil refinery, depots and packaging plants -- valued at more than $1 billion.
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Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
By placing these in space, fewer such depots would be required, security problems would be all but eliminated, and dealing with host nations would not be an issue.
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David Szondy
june 22,
New Atlas,
22 June 2026
Ukraine’s ability to strike military production facilities, fuel depots, ammunition storage sites and critical infrastructure hundreds of miles from the front lines has demonstrated a remarkable evolution in its strategic capabilities.
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Hunter Lacroix,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
At the same time, Ukraine has expanded its own long-range drone campaign, targeting military and energy infrastructure deep inside Russia, including oil refineries and depots.
—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
2 July 2026
Although it’s often painted as a precious-metals rush, asteroid mining may first look more like the creation of fuel depots, life-support stations and supply chains for spacecraft.
—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Ukraine increasingly has used long-range drones to target Russian oil refineries, depots and supply routes hundreds of miles from its border.
—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
In summer 2019, Israel reportedly struck the weapons depots of Iranian-back Shiite militant groups in Iraq.
—
Amy McAuliffe,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
The day Trump allowed lawsuits against Cuba in 2019, Exxon Mobil sued over their property in the country -- including hundreds of gas stations, an oil refinery, depots and packaging plants -- valued at more than $1 billion.
—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
By placing these in space, fewer such depots would be required, security problems would be all but eliminated, and dealing with host nations would not be an issue.
—
David Szondy
june 22,
New Atlas,
22 June 2026
Ukraine’s ability to strike military production facilities, fuel depots, ammunition storage sites and critical infrastructure hundreds of miles from the front lines has demonstrated a remarkable evolution in its strategic capabilities.
—
Hunter Lacroix,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depots
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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.
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The work is part of a larger effort statewide to update the National Guard’s armories, as renovations in recent years have either been completed or are planned at many readiness centers, including those in Brainerd, New Ulm, Marshall, Moorhead and Fergus Falls.
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Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire a year ago, but Israel — which says the group has been rebuilding its armories, and that Lebanon is failing in its commitment to disarm it — has ramped up attacks against Hezbollah in recent days.
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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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First isolated in the 1940s by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, plutonium has been widely used to build nuclear arsenals by multiple countries.
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Rebuilding depleted arsenals will take years, with the Defense Production Act invoked to boost production.
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“Depots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depots. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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