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as in reserves
a collection of things kept available for future use or need
her husband has a store of old magazines that he has been collecting for years
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as in hoards
a supply stored up and often hidden away
keeps a store of quarters in the glove compartment for the parking meters
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as in shops
an establishment where goods are sold to consumers
go to the grocery store for orange juice and eggs
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as in loads
a considerable amount
we laid by a store of food for the party
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as in stashes
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
squirrels commonly store nuts in the hollows of trees and other places to prepare for the winter
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Recent Examples of stores
Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Consumers are also being bombarded with fast-fashion options online and in stores.
—Ayesha Javed, Time, 11 Jan. 2026
Even some customers refused to leave in order to support the workers…And shoe stores and hotels.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
There are some good aftermarket sensors (tire stores know which ones) that are cheaper than the original.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
Albert Williams, an economist at Nova Southeastern University, says returning the energy sector to its heyday would have a dramatic spillover effect in a country in which oil is the dominant industry, sparking the opening of restaurants, stores and other businesses.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
In March, the department store bid farewell to 66 stores in its first wave of closures.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
The protest, which drew over 200 people to the intersection outside the Home Depot in the 9800 block of Glades Road, had been planned prior to the shooting to demand that Home Depot reject ICE raids targeting undocumented workers at its stores.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Best Shopping Middleburg Antique Gallery Part of the fun of visiting Middleburg is popping in and out of its many antique stores.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
This Master Lock portable lockbox safely stores your credit cards, jewelry, and other small valuables.
—Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Able to fit 24 jars and bottles, this two-tier turntable perfectly stores spices in plain sight.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2026
The satellite transfers up to 1,500 images daily and stores them on a 16-gigabyte SD card.
—Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2025
In September, a developer bought the facility on Fisher Island that stores all the fuel for ships docked at PortMiami.
—Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Researchers also highlighted that the key to improving batteries is increasing the amount of active material — the component that stores energy and impacts battery performance — in the electrodes.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
The website never sees or stores it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
People can donate directly to a food pantry or send contributions to a food bank, which is a larger hub that stores food to give to local programs like pantries.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 27 Oct. 2025
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Alternative culture stores and venues are usually located in out-of-the-way areas.
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The voltage difference that results, called the membrane potential, stores potential energy that can be released later.
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De'Anthony Melton scored 19 points, Podziemski had 14 and Gary Payton II added 12 points to go with eight rebounds as the Warriors' reserves amassed 66 points.—
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They are forced to take out high-interest loans, drain reserves, lay off staff or cut services, all while continuing to perform work they are contracted to deliver.—
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McCarthy, in 2014, speculated there could be other hoards of coins out there.—
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In that span, the de la Cruz Collection along with several other premier private hoards of art on public exhibit in Miami, helped to wholly redefine the city as a place far more substantial than just a sun’n’fun capital.—
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Collecting plates and silverware at secondhand shops can add an heirloom element to your gatherings, even if the pieces are new to your collection.—
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Unlike those spaces, the Town & Country space is in the middle of the mall’s large corridor near a UPS Store and post office and other shops.—
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As more loads were seized through the summer and fall of 2024, Wedding began to rely increasingly on one of Toronto’s most colorful criminal defense attorneys, Deepak Paradkar, for information, according to the indictment.—
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In some of the tunnels that cut through the mountains, there were only a couple of inches to spare on either side of the loads.—
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Utopia Bedding Quilted Comforter This Utopia Bedding comforter keeps my bed looking super fluffy and cloud-like and gives my bedroom an expensive look.—
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Leave it to one of the best luggage brands to come out with a revolutionary zipper that is three times stronger than a traditional zipper, as well as an anti-microbial lining that keeps odor-causing bacteria from thriving.—
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Chip-resistant and rich in color, OPI’s Nail Lacquer is a mainstay in nail salons and our own beauty stashes alike.—
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More than music In a corner of his studio, Hinds stashes a collection of drums that are all different shapes and sizes.—
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The food bank provides food and other supplies for the pets of senior citizens, low-income families, people with disabilities or terminal illnesses, veterans, and homeless community members.—
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When state media broadcasts funerals for fighters killed in Syria or Yemen while Iran’s hospitals lack basic supplies, the disconnect between rhetoric and reality becomes glaring.—
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Walmart has 32 supercenters, eight neighborhood markets and seven Sam’s Clubs in the Charlotte region, and more than 62,000 employees in North Carolina.—
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Assisted-driving tech is also considered a precursor to fully autonomous cars, which analysts say can unlock huge new markets for ride-hailing fleets as well as personal self-driving vehicles.—
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“Stores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stores. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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