archive
noun
Usually archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
archives
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pluralof archive.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof archive (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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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It had raised more than $13,000 before being taken down, according to internet archives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
It also shows how existing telescope archives could be reused to search for possible signs of technology without requiring entirely new observing campaigns.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
There’s also three original instrumentals and a song out of Price’s early archives, “Can’t Stand Still.”
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
By drawing on video archives and integrating holograms and agentic AI, teams or athletes from any era can be revived to compete against each other—a godsend for NFL fans when the season ends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
When I look at news archives from the Age of Mortality, it seems people had more reasons to do the things they did.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
