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as in supply
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 summary
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 to list
to make a list of
would you inventory the supplies in the back room?
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Recent Examples of inventory
Dave Wessinger,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Retailers in China are also having difficulty selling Nike merchandise, even at a discount, which continues the inventory glut and takes up shelf space that could hold new products, according to Swartz.
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Mia Osmonbekov,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
His first job involved inventorying oil pipes along Highway 21 in East Texas, a task that involved attaching metal bands of varying colors to the appropriate pipe.
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Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The same logic applies to a supply chain operation where demand forecasting feeds inventory management, which in turn feeds procurement automation.
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Dave Wessinger,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Retailers in China are also having difficulty selling Nike merchandise, even at a discount, which continues the inventory glut and takes up shelf space that could hold new products, according to Swartz.
—
Mia Osmonbekov,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Verb
By July 1, the agency has to create tools to allow municipalities to inventory their developable land.
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Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
His first job involved inventorying oil pipes along Highway 21 in East Texas, a task that involved attaching metal bands of varying colors to the appropriate pipe.
—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventory
Noun
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Any monetization of the strait would be a dramatic change from the situation before the war, when commercial ships carrying 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas supply transited the waterway without fees.
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The facility’s hot water supply was measured below proper hot water supply.
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Although the court livestreams the audio of oral arguments, that’s not the case for the summaries the justices give of their opinions.
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The three liberal justices dissented as to the Equal Protection Clause, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor read a summary of her dissent from the bench.
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In polling those are not the issues that Americans list as most important to them.
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In April, authorities say investigators with the California’s Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team discovered online advertisements offering construction services that did not list a contractor license number.
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The comedian has a distinct (and somewhat limited) style and repertoire of jokes.
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Over time, the repertoire became a little more refined, and then originals came in.
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He is credited as the first and most significant contributor to South Florida archaeology of the time, classifying materials, recording 49 sites across Miami-Dade and making the first outline of a chronology of indigenous habitation.
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The images featured the model and entrepreneur in a sheer white blouse, and several of the photos revealed the outline of her right nipple.
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In 1926, Brian's great-grandfather, Henry Knoebel, opened a pool that would mark the official start of the family’s park.
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Also, the pool area, now painted in a playful shade called Carrot Orange, has more seating and a photo booth nearby.
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By contrast, Joe Biden made a total of 13 stock trades during his entire tenure as president.
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The data analytics company is growing at an impressive clip, analysts said, making the stock's valuation the most attractive it's been in a while.
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“Inventory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventory. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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