ARGOSIES Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

argosies

noun

plural of argosy

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an abundant source a book that is an argosy of stories and legends about the golden age of Hollywood

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Noun

For Thacker, surfaces are repositories of memory and emotion; in the bathrooms, the walls have been entirely clad in tiles inspired by her son’s childhood drawings.

— Amir Capogrossi Badreddine, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
Deep Isolation’s concept could eventually use horizontal, vertical, or slanted underground repositories.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of repositories

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Its purpose was to serve the silver and gold mines of the San Juan Mountains, but almost immediately the road also began to attract tourists.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The ministry described its copper resources as equivalent to several large copper mines and its gold resources as exceeding those of 10 large gold mines.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of gold mines

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Unlike minerals produced primarily from dedicated mines, scandium is often recovered alongside other materials, such as titanium, zirconium, cobalt, nickel, and aluminum, according to Metal Tech News.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Regulations introduced a year ago require mines to source a higher share of core goods and services locally.

— Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of mines

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The Sagrada Familia fuses the universal language of nature — trees, birds, reptiles, cornucopias of fruit — with scenes from Christ's life.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 June 2026
Come summer, colorful cornucopias of tomatoes, okra, squash, peppers, and more, are ripe for the picking.

— Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 22 May 2026

Definition of cornucopias

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