archive
noun
Usually archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
archived
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past participleof archive.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof archive.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
archivenounUsually archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
Example Sentences
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Read archived story: It could take years for oil prices to return to $67 a barrel.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The GoFundMe made only $8,700, according to the archived page.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Users can analyze their archived chats with AI tools to find recurring themes, synthesize previous conversations and improve future chat guidelines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
In an archived TV interview, John said he didn’t think his blind date initially liked him, adding, “But I was going to show her — ‘How dare you not like me?’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
I had Pac-Man pattern diagrams out the wazoo, along with hundreds of hours of archived video of the best Pac-Man players in history.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
