Definition of repositnext
as in to store
to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability the radioactive waste will be stored on-site until it can be reposited elsewhere

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  • The first is whether a geofence is covered by the Fourth Amendment at all, and second is whether the millions of people who voluntarily signed up to have their location data stored for them essentially gave up any right to privacy.
    Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Maintained by a team of a dozen full-time florists, the flowers for the ceremony were stored in a giant walk-in refrigerator and were delivered to the set all in one day to avoid them sitting out in the sun.
    Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
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  • The breaks kept coming for Orlando.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
  • His office was spare and no nonsense, with a poster from OSHA about the importance of keeping farmworkers hydrated.
    Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Reposit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reposit. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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