silo
noun
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
silos
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pluralof silo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Bates saw silos and some finger pointing when he arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Towriss was questioned about "blame culture and people forming silos".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“People get out of their silos and live the way people used to live, which was more intergenerationally,” Steinig said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
But more often, those fighting trafficking live in their own silos, doing their own work, and often failing or refusing to share even scant details with other jurisdictions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Central Maryland stretched away to the horizon in folds and hollows, in bands of trees and rumpled fields, studded by silos that marked the presence of family farms.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
