storage

noun

ˈstȯr-ij How to pronounce storage (audio)
Definition of storagenext
as in warehouse
a building for storing goods in colonial times the granary was one of the community's most important storages

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Recent Examples of storage Beyond cloud storage through Amazon Web Services, there are practically zero expenses associated with the streamer, one person said. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 As for Columbia’s agreement with GXO, the partnership gives the logistics company responsibility for inbound logistics, storage, fulfillment and outbound distribution at the facility in Cambrai, northern France. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 The drum coffee table is another option for anyone in need of furniture that doubles as storage. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026 But before he got started, Dasdan was convinced by Dropbox CEO Drew Houston to instead join the cloud storage company. — John Kell, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for storage
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  1. warehouse
  2. repository
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  • The series kicked off in 2022 with the release of Camp Nelson C, a bourbon aged for at least 10 years in a warehouse at Camp Nelson, which many consider to yield some of the distillery’s best whiskey based on climate and weather conditions there.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Costco initially courted the city with plans for a roughly 166,000-square-foot warehouse at the northeast corner of State Highway 55 and Hill Road, but the project has yet to make it to a public hearing.
    — Rose Evans October 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of warehouse
Noun
  • The hoarder’s house functions as the deferred dream, the repository of all frustration.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • At the federal level, officials and Congress are continuing to search for locations that could serve as interim storage sites for spent nuclear fuel until a permanent repository can be built.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of repository

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“Storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/storage. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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