as in library
a place where books, periodicals, and records are kept for use but not for sale
asked that the rare book be brought from the archive sent the novelist's letters to the archive for preservation
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Recent Examples of archive
Samantha Putterman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
And all of the National Climate Assessments remained available for public download, archived in NOAA's Institutional Repository (IR).
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 1 July 2025
The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
Guest curators of the free exhibition include Nile Rodgers and the Last Dinner Party; watch a video of the latter group discussing the archive.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 July 2025
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Noun
Thompson’s July 2023 reply said more than 1 million records had been archived in coordination with the National Archives and Records Administration and the Committee on House Administration.
—Samantha Putterman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
And all of the National Climate Assessments remained available for public download, archived in NOAA's Institutional Repository (IR).
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 1 July 2025
Verb
Light collected their work from the archives of laboratories such as Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore.
—The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
Guest curators of the free exhibition include Nile Rodgers and the Last Dinner Party; watch a video of the latter group discussing the archive.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archive
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Mindful Movement with Breath yoga class: 2:45-4:15 p.m., Ramona Community Library, 1275 Main St. Hank Newman is returning to the library to teach yoga.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The game library is an assortment of old titles (like Fruit Ninja), and new games that feature familiar faces (from Sesame Street, Barbie, TMNT, and more), to new takes on classic games (Candy Land).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
Verb
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True, though Counsell did compile a 5.5 WAR with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2005, eighth among National League position players.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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So much so that prices of goods overall in the US have risen relatively little since 2001, whereas services are now twice as expensive, based on official data compiled by the company.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
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Cort was also the senior class vice president, active with the volleyball and tennis teams and helped organize other school events.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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Grayson knew McCray from church, and had hired her to organize events before she was incarcerated.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Edit, convert, compress, and batch process your documents in one place and with ease.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
4 June 2025
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There are also plenty of recipes that can be made and frozen-ahead, which makes baking a second (or third) batch a smart idea.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Thank you to the governor for collating and publishing the information and to Attorney General Phil Weiser for spearheading lawsuits that have resulted in fewer cuts (at least thus far) than might have transpired.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
20 June 2025
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The Trump administration has tapped Palantir, a company that specializes in using AI for data analytics, to collate and analyze data about Americans.—
Christopher Ramezan,
The Conversation,
12 June 2025
Verb
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The challenge right now is to synchronize and systematize data collection and reporting such that meeting the current assortment of local, national and international requirements does not create an undue strain on the core business or leave that business open to risk of non-compliance.—
Mary Foley,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Thus, the contribution of the men who formalized physiognomy (Johann Lavater) and phrenology (Franz Josef Gall) was systematizing a broader humoral worldview about the connection between body and character, and giving it the prestige of modern science.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Verb
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Nolan Arenado has long been linked to the Dodgers in trade rumors.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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For example, cheerful and colorful tattoos were often linked to assumptions of higher agreeableness.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
Verb
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They were either obstructed from view inside cardboard boxes or stacked in bags which obscured observation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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New College of Florida, once a progressive institution, underwent substantial changes to its curriculum and staff beginning in 2023 when DeSantis stacked its board with conservative members.—
Katherine Mangan,
ProPublica,
11 July 2025
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“Archive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archive. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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