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as in warehouse
a building for storing goods
a distribution depot for auto parts
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as in armory
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 depot
The report also claimed that a Hezbollah ammunition depot in Lebanon was destroyed by Syrian artillery fire.
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Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
Documents reviewed by The News show that plans have been in the works to replace the broken pumps at the depot for nearly a year.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
In March 1984 Lonoke bought the inactive depot on behalf of the society.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
The depot also contained ammunition for Pantsir-S1, S-300 and S-400 air defense systems and Grad, Smerch and Uragan multiple rocket launchers, Kovalenko added.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
Documents reviewed by The News show that plans have been in the works to replace the broken pumps at the depot for nearly a year.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
In March 1984 Lonoke bought the inactive depot on behalf of the society.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
The depot also contained ammunition for Pantsir-S1, S-300 and S-400 air defense systems and Grad, Smerch and Uragan multiple rocket launchers, Kovalenko added.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depot
Noun
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Because of a Kansas law in the 1860s that outlawed public hangings, Bates-Lamborn explained that the gallows were situated inside the warehouse, away from the view of other prisoners.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
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Not central command centers barking orders, but smart nodes—ports, warehouses, carriers—feeding real-time insights into an adaptive system.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The arena has been just the right size, not an 20,000-seat NBA building, but not an old armory, either.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2025
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The armory profession has an impeccable safety record.—
Krystie Lee Yandoli,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2025
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Ward 209 has been a repository for detainees leveraged as pawns in Iran’s sadistic foreign policy.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The best ideas now emerge not just from Harvard Business Review or McKinsey reports but from research labs, GitHub repositories, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, expert newsletters, research papers, product announcements and many other sources.—
John Sviokla,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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“Depot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depot. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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