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a building for storing goods
when the warehouse burned down, we lost most of our merchandise
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Recent Examples of warehouses
Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
In Little River, a neighborhood home to warehouses, the Swerdlow Group is expected to close on two properties as part of a project that will bring affordable housing to the area.
—Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
And for those of you who dream of getting a delivery in 10 minutes' time, but don't have a Sam's Club in your area, check out this list of the six new warehouses opening in 2026.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The whiskey is distilled in Woodinville just outside of Seattle, then sent to central Washington to age in warehouses, resulting in bourbon that is rich and complex with notes of maple, stone fruit, molasses, and cinnamon.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026
Expect to see them in warehouses first, then in customer-facing roles where consistency matters more than personality.
—Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The broadcaster aired a two-minute video paired with uplifting music, showing missiles and drones in warehouses as well as mobile launches of missiles.
—Azhar Sukri,terri Cullen,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Think housing, storefront businesses and community spaces as opposed to warehouses, big-box stores and parking lots.
—Juan Sebastian Arias, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The 985-unit Collection at Cactus will be in the heart of Otay Mesa, mainly home to warehouses and customs brokers involved in international trade, but increasingly becoming a spot for less expensive housing.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
Julie Pearson Clark, a Marietta resident, said the idea of converting warehouses into detention facilities raises serious questions.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
In Little River, a neighborhood home to warehouses, the Swerdlow Group is expected to close on two properties as part of a project that will bring affordable housing to the area.
—Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
And for those of you who dream of getting a delivery in 10 minutes' time, but don't have a Sam's Club in your area, check out this list of the six new warehouses opening in 2026.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The whiskey is distilled in Woodinville just outside of Seattle, then sent to central Washington to age in warehouses, resulting in bourbon that is rich and complex with notes of maple, stone fruit, molasses, and cinnamon.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026
Expect to see them in warehouses first, then in customer-facing roles where consistency matters more than personality.
—Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The broadcaster aired a two-minute video paired with uplifting music, showing missiles and drones in warehouses as well as mobile launches of missiles.
—Azhar Sukri,terri Cullen,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Think housing, storefront businesses and community spaces as opposed to warehouses, big-box stores and parking lots.
—Juan Sebastian Arias, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The 985-unit Collection at Cactus will be in the heart of Otay Mesa, mainly home to warehouses and customs brokers involved in international trade, but increasingly becoming a spot for less expensive housing.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warehouses
Noun
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Over the past decade, supply-chain attacks on open source repositories have become increasingly common.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The scores offer one of the most concentrated public repositories of college athlete feedback.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In North Carolina, much of the institute’s money flows through the state’s Department of Natural & Cultural Resources, which houses the Library of North Carolina.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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Thousands of photographs and historical documents are stored in archives and the collections section of the museum houses an assortment of memorabilia.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His missions involved strafing the German ground transportation system, including railways, roads and fuel depots, with on-board machine guns.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The targets were not rocket launchers or weapons depots, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), but the nerve centers of the organization — command rooms, intelligence headquarters and offices where Hezbollah commanders planned the next stage of the fight.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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It’s also not being caused exclusively by ongoing RAM and shortage storages—new MacBook Pros with 128GB of RAM and large SSDs will arrive within two or three weeks of being ordered.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Bellingcat, which uses open source data, said a video shared by a migrant worker shows what appears to be an Iranian drone hitting fuel storages in the emirate of Fujairah in early March.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Drip irrigation also works well for containers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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Soak cotton balls in essential oils and place them in containers throughout your yard, or use them as a spray and apply them to the foliage.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Walmart stores stock frontlist bestsellers (and anticipated bestsellers) exclusively, but the chain bookstores also prioritize frontlist titles, and due to their size and market penetration, orders from just a few retailers can make or break a publisher’s advance sales.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Because of record heat, much of the West has had exceptionally low levels of snow in the first few months of the year, which is usually how the region stores water for the summer.—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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The avant-garde architect Kiyonori Kikutake designed the structure as a modern homage to the Edo period takayuka-shiki souko (storehouses built on stilts).—
Jonathan DeLise,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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Although that effort met resistance after the outbreak of Syria’s civil war as Israel began to regularly conduct strikes on weapons storehouses in Syria and on convoys facilitated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran still managed to keep Hezbollah armed.—
Afshon Ostovar,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Warehouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warehouses. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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