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as in supplies
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the dealership has an unusually large inventory of pre-owned vehicles
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2
as in summaries
a short statement of the main points
offers an informative inventory of everything that is known about the virus at this time
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as in lists
to make a list of
would you inventory the supplies in the back room?
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Recent Examples of inventories
Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Indeed, while the combination of pent up demand and ample inventories propped up sales over the summer, Smoke warns consumers are likely to soon see prices affected by tariffs as 2026 models arrive.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Outside the Jeoffry section, the poem celebrates goats, wine, the King of Sardinia, the Postmaster General, and on and unpredictably on, compiling one of the more eccentric inventories of creation.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Home listings are up 25% from a year ago, and inventories have risen for 21 consecutive months.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
On-hand inventories of enriched uranium below five percent as well as natural uranium in the gaseous form would be limited to the amount required to meet near-term fueling needs.
—Robert J. Einhorn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
Participants, however, were asked to complete different inventories that had their own response rates.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Sales of school supplies, apparel and footwear have so far met retailers’ expectations, though inventories were planned very conservatively.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Aug. 2025
The report said that businesses have delayed ordering inventories, delayed the timing of when a tariff is charged and negotiated partnerships with suppliers and customers to share costs.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Before that, investors will monitor economic data on retail sales, import prices, the housing market and business inventories due Tuesday.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Indeed, while the combination of pent up demand and ample inventories propped up sales over the summer, Smoke warns consumers are likely to soon see prices affected by tariffs as 2026 models arrive.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Outside the Jeoffry section, the poem celebrates goats, wine, the King of Sardinia, the Postmaster General, and on and unpredictably on, compiling one of the more eccentric inventories of creation.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Home listings are up 25% from a year ago, and inventories have risen for 21 consecutive months.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
On-hand inventories of enriched uranium below five percent as well as natural uranium in the gaseous form would be limited to the amount required to meet near-term fueling needs.
—Robert J. Einhorn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
Participants, however, were asked to complete different inventories that had their own response rates.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Sales of school supplies, apparel and footwear have so far met retailers’ expectations, though inventories were planned very conservatively.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Aug. 2025
The report said that businesses have delayed ordering inventories, delayed the timing of when a tariff is charged and negotiated partnerships with suppliers and customers to share costs.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventories
Noun
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The launch arrangement between Northrop and SpaceX abrogates NASA's preference to maintain two independent means of delivering supplies to the space station.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The old residence no longer had electricity or running water, so supporters brought them supplies.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Penske says roughly 20% of Google searches leading to its sites now display AI Overviews — and, here’s the rub, that those summaries lift material from publishers’ work, answer the user’s query directly on the results page, and keep readers from clicking through.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, some of the summaries broke off in the middle of a sentence with no obvious way to read the missing text.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also lists acupuncture as a potential noninvasive, drug-free approach to treating chronic pain.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In fact, its filing lists 10 prize winners among the 20 largest unsecured creditors, although the names and addresses of those winners are redacted.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And while most folks have a go-to recipe for peach or blackberry pie, a fig one may not be in their repertoires.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Inventories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventories. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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