repository

noun

ri-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce repository (audio)
Definition of repositorynext
as in warehouse
a building for storing goods nurses going back and forth to the medication repository

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Recent Examples of repository The team's research has been accepted for publication in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics and is available on the paper repository site arXiv. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Hospitals are major repositories of addictive substances that can also be crucial medical treatments. — Alexandra Byrne, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026 The platform CentraLife calls a centralized repository runs leads, calls, policy management, reporting, and compensation across CentraLife’s advisor network as one system. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Most parents will never download an AI classifier or visit a GitHub repository. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for repository
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repository
  1. warehouse
  2. depository
  3. storage
Noun
  • Images of massive fires at oil refineries and warehouses showed up online despite restrictions on publication of content detailing the attacks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Smoke rises from warehouses after continuous Russian drone attacks Thursday in Kyiv, Ukraine.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of warehouse
Noun
  • Those jobs belong to a separate custodian, who manages the retirement account paperwork, and a depository, who keeps the metals secure.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 21 July 2026
  • This was the first trading day in Korea since SK Hynix listed American depository receipts on the Nasdaq.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Definition of depository
Noun
  • Markovic is a deputy principal investigator for one of the teams tasked with analyzing the barrage of data (enough to fill up the storage on about 40,000 laptops over Roman’s five-year mission).
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • And across the country, utilities have blocked energy-efficiency programs and kept independent storage projects waiting in line for years to connect to the grid.
    — Joshua Macey, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of storage

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“Repository.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repository. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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