abbreviation
depart.
department.
departs.
departure.
deponent.
deposed.
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Words nearby dep.
deoxyribonucleic acid,
deoxyribonucleoprotein,
deoxyribonucleoside,
deoxyribonucleotide,
deoxyribose,
dep.,
depaint,
De Palma,
dépanneur,
depants,
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How to use dep. in a sentence
The DEP has authority only over manufacturing or emission sites, not mere storage sites, as this one is.
Forget glamour and fame, in this instance the dep sec may come as close as this town gets to a superhero.
Few people have witnessed the human toll more closely than Sgt. Patrick Geary and his colleague, Dep.
Crist seemed excited about the idea, but got only a lukewarm reception from the Coast Guard, the DEP and BP.
Above the ovals "Dep't of State," in similar capitals, large at the sides and gradually decreasing towards the center.
And then as the Deputy made a dash for the bar-room, he added with a swift change of manner: "Help yourself, Dep."
He's got himself appointed dep'ty stock inspector—and how he managed to git the job is more 'n I can figure out.
Holding the man there, he reached down and grabbed hold of the Dep wheel and gave it all of his strength.
His weight had forced the Dep control stick forward, and the Wellington was now tearing down in a thundering dive.
British Dictionary definitions for dep.
abbreviation for
departs
departure
deposit
depot
deputy
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