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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 comment, however, followed some of Israel's most intensive strikes to date against dozens of military targets, including warships, aircraft, missile depots and chemical weapons stockpiles, and a ground incursion across the no man's land that lies beyond the 1974 Golan Heights armistice line.
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
When you're finished, a remote driver would guide it back to a depot.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
In Bat Yam, two blasts occurred after bombs were placed on buses parked in a depot, authorities said.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, a massive blaze at an oil depot in the Krasnodar region has continued to rage since it was hit by a Ukrainian drone attack late Wednesday.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
When you're finished, a remote driver would guide it back to a depot.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
In Bat Yam, two blasts occurred after bombs were placed on buses parked in a depot, authorities said.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, a massive blaze at an oil depot in the Krasnodar region has continued to rage since it was hit by a Ukrainian drone attack late Wednesday.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depot
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My tobacco rope was probably cut from a much bigger section and smuggled out of a warehouse.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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In 2017, for example, the Swedish furniture giant IKEA rented out an entire warehouse in the area for all of design week.—
Laura May Todd,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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But for years, being a wrestler in Richmond meant going out of town to do small shows held in high school gyms or an armory.—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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The tour included two crowded cell blocks, the armory and an isolation unit.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2025
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With access to the world’s largest repository of people, work and culture data, UKG is uniquely positioned to generate actionable insights that connect employee experience with business outcomes.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Morley is editor of the JFK Facts blog and vice president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation, a repository for files related to the assassination.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Depot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depot. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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