storing
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present participleof store.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
storenounan establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
Example Sentences
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The change would be even harder for landscapers who work as sole proprietors, with a single vehicle and limited space for charging and storing equipment.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
For his part, Ronald Khosla happened to keep up a yearly habit of storing all Canopy data in an external hard drive, because “Microsoft does not make backup easy,” he told me.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Virgin was granted access last year to the Temple Mills International site for maintaining and storing trains, a critical requirement for an operator to launch services.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Microorganisms produce them when they have more carbon than they immediately need, storing that excess for later use.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
"Those squirrels were greedy,' Big Rabbit said. "Always storing away things for themselves.
From "Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust" by Eve Bunting
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