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noun

plural of archive
as in libraries
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of archive
as in compiles

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Recent Examples of archives
Noun
While licensing archives to outside sources is lucrative, Bell questions how important archive houses are to media conglomerates. — Addie Morfoot, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 Legacy Explorer is currently able to search five archives, including the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg archive at the Jeu de Paume in Paris, as well as several others that organize property cards and photographs. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The 330-minute work delves into the life of the writer-poet through archives, private collections, rediscovered documents and irreverent narration. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 According to Post-Tribune archives, the cause of the Tuesday explosion is still under investigation. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 One of the original Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills feed sacks is preserved in the Georgia Tech archives. — Brian Unger, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Tad Kelly has also learned a little about a woman named Paulina, who was the last living person who had been enslaved in Clay County, thanks to newspaper archives. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 The school had a dedication for its namesake in April 1959, according to the Star-Telegram archives. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026 While one group of works treats gravity as an anchor to bodily existence, another examines documents and archives, asking how words—our primary instruments of connection—can simplify experience, distort truth and generate misunderstanding. — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archives
  1. libraries
  2. compiles
  3. stacks
  4. links
  5. collates
  6. piles
  7. balls
  8. clusters
Noun
  • The company also must provide free broadband and Wi-Fi service for dozens of eligible community centers, including schools and libraries.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Funding for arts and libraries are among those potentially on the chopping block.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of libraries
Verb
  • The editor then compiles the footage to be ready for the audience to watch the next day to record their reactions.
    — Leila Jordan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Shel Talmy Recordings compiles songs the titular producer, known for his work with the Who and the Kinks, made with the late singer in 1965, when Bowie was still going by Davie Jones.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
Definition of compiles
Verb
  • Samsung's zHBM, shown at the FMS conference last week, stacks memory directly on the accelerator to multiply effective bandwidth.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Big mistake, though arguably only slightly more stupid than Susan, who stacks the dishwasher cutlery rack with the knives blade up.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Definition of stacks
Verb
  • Other research links unfair treatment in healthcare settings to mistrust and going without needed care.
    — Hyojin Im, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Today’s retail technology links customer accounts, payment platforms, inventory tools and in-store systems to create faster, more seamless shopping experiences.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of links
Verb
  • And the new Personalized Intelligence update collates data across the lot.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Munro pointed to changes made at BBC Arabic, including overhauling its Press Review item — which collates media reporting from the Middle East — and bolstering editorial leadership and accountability at the service.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
Definition of collates
Verb
  • Once a week, Hall piles his three kids in the car, drives five minutes to Costco and turns into the second row of the parking lot.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • According to relationship experts at The Gottman Institute, couples who talk through those details in advance tend to adjust more smoothly and argue less about the small stuff that piles up after move-in day.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of piles
Verb
  • Bassey signs, Ike balls out An hour after the Warriors officially signed reserve center Charles Bassey to a one-year deal, Graham Ike did his best to show that the backup center position should still be considered in flux.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
  • The second and third outs were called third strikes, both of them initially balls before All-Star catcher Realmuto challenged through the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), or so called robot umpires, that will be used in the regular season for the first time this year.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of balls
Verb
  • The historical profile again clusters tightly.
    — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Liquidity cluster Wells Fargo added that most liquidity already clusters around the market open and close, making the idea of stretching trading hours even further counterproductive.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of clusters

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