warehouse 1 of 2

as in repository
a building for storing goods when the warehouse burned down, we lost most of our merchandise

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verb

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Recent Examples of warehouse
Noun
Part of a warehouse building collapsed in the 2500 block of Texas 121 in Lewisville, and roof damage was reported at a warehouse in the 900 block of South Airport Drive in McKinney. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025 That particular cask came from Warehouse No. 4, a traditional stone dunnage warehouse. David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
Instead of paying to ship, process and warehouse the goods — which would likely end up in a landfill — retailers can earn a charitable tax deduction by donating them. Richard Collings, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024 This means that the manufacturer warehouses its items at Amazon's distribution centers. Jeffrey Van Camp Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 20 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for warehouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warehouse
Noun
  • The data was uploaded by the USDA’s National Veterinary Laboratory Services to a public access genetic repository known as GISAID.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Roughly 89,000 metric tons of waste has accumulated at nuclear power plants in 35 states around the country because the federal government has not built a repository where waste from commercial reactors can go.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Tara Bremer is Founder and CEO of House Peace, a home organization service. Basement Or Garage The basement or garage in a home is where most typically store their outdoor activity toys, lawn care items, and garden items.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Photo : Derek & Vee There are a couple of two-car garages down below.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • According to Oleg Nikolaev, nobody was hurt but the depot needed reconstruction work.
    Joanna Kozlowska, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
  • As the British withdrew from the depot, citizen militias repeatedly attacked.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • This is drinking beautifully now, but those with patience can easily cellar it for the next 20 years.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Given that the wines will cellar with grace and promise over two decades, now is certainly the time to pick up some bargains and fill the racks.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • These systems allow for the temporary storage of energy from the power grid to provide extra backup.
    April Roach, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Its lift-top design provides hidden storage for shoes, bags, umbrellas, and more — keeping your entryway clutter-free and your essentials conveniently organized.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The Greenbrier has done more for the country than house its heads of state.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2025
  • An agent tells Abdalla that Khalil is being taken to 26 Federal Plaza, which houses an ICE office in lower Manhattan.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The options are generally to store them, donate them to another patient, dispose of them, or donate them to science.
    Ellen O'Connell Whittet, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Students at an Australian high school got a thrilling paleontology lesson this week when a researcher confirmed that a rock slab stored on their campus for two decades preserves dozens of dinosaur footprints dating back some 200 million years.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Leslie Day, a friend who hangared her plane near Ms. Bera’s at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif., outside San Diego, estimated in an interview that Ms. Bera had spent the equivalent of more than three years in the pilot’s seat.
    Daniel E. Slotnik, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The issue of high fuel prices came to the board’s attention in late spring when airport tenants – which range from flight schools, to charter aircraft, to hangar renters – began to complain to board members.
    Jordan Graham, Orange County Register, 25 Jan. 2017

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“Warehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warehouse. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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