DATABASE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

database

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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 database For example, if a bank robbery suspect flees in a vehicle and witnesses provide only a description, investigators can search the database for vehicles matching that description. — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 In her letter, Weber argued the DOJ may be violating the ruling earlier this month, which barred the DOJ from comparing voter files to federal immigration databases. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 One, the very idea of a private database that anyone can search without controls is bad. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026 But as Bass hoped, the county did not secure the database that records contacts with homeless people or the system that matches people to housing. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for database

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Spray bottle on bottom shelf of main prep table lacking label information.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Yet, as in many speculative markets, sophisticated participants often have access to better information, stronger analytical tools and more advanced risk-management techniques than retail participants, giving them an informational edge.

— Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

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Information for this article was contributed by Paul Wiseman, Farnoush Amiri and Alex Veiga of The Associated Press and by Pete Schroeder, Ismail Shakil and Saeed Azhar of Reuters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Guilfoyle’s yearlong tenure in Athens was rocked last month by the first of multiple Journal articles on conduct that has raised alarms among ethics experts and former government officials.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

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