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as in supply
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the new study adds to the general stock of knowledge about genetic disorders
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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the bride comes from good stock
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as in confidence
firm belief in the integrity, ability, effectiveness, or genuineness of someone or something
don't put any stock in her promises—she'll just tell you what she thinks you want to hear
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as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
his family is of mixed northern European stock
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as in idiot
a stupid person
just sat there like a stock, staring at me blankly whenever I asked him a question
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as in conventional
accepted, used, or practiced by most people
the conversation became interesting once we got beyond the stock niceties and observations about the weather
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as in to store
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Recent Examples of stock
Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
Maybe Mamdani’s state run stores will be better stocked.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 24 July 2025
Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
Keep frozen berries in stock: These are great as toppers for protein pancakes, chia puddings, or serving alongside eggs.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 30 July 2025
Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 6 Aug. 2020
And the reassuringly stock characters require no special actorly finesse to bring to life.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020
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Noun
Lynch’s brand was stocked at the store before the COVID-19 shutdown.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
Maybe Mamdani’s state run stores will be better stocked.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 24 July 2025
Adjective
For the month, the company's stock price is up more than 35%.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
Keep frozen berries in stock: These are great as toppers for protein pancakes, chia puddings, or serving alongside eggs.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 30 July 2025
Verb
That super-stock Dodge was, too.
—Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 6 Aug. 2020
And the reassuringly stock characters require no special actorly finesse to bring to life.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stock
Noun
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Free backpacks filled with school supplies will be distributed along with snacks.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 July 2025
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Housing inventory ticked up to a supply of 5.3 months, moving the region closer into balanced housing market conditions, the realty board said.—
Shonda Novak,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Noun
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In February, officials did not respond to The Enquirer’s questions about a family who said the hospital wouldn’t put their 12-year-old daughter on its heart transplant waiting list because of her vaccination status.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
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Twin Pines history The Janssen family said that Twin Pines started after World War II, and its first deliveries were made by horse and buggy.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
Noun
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More than 500 faculty members signed a letter of no confidence in President Jay Hartzell, then UT's leader, for his response to the protesters as well as his April 2 termination of former diversity, equity and inclusion employees.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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During her time, she’s gained confidence in cooking savory dishes, but also taking on business administration.—
Alisha Miranda,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Despite these recent advances, understanding remains grossly inadequate regarding the descendants of Indigenous people of Mexico and Central America now living in the state, 60 percent of whom are usually considered mestizo, or of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The advanced policing technique involves submitting crime-scene DNA to public ancestry databases to narrow down the list of possible culprits.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Whether more creators will embrace this departure from conventional wireless microphone products remains to be seen.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Unlike conventional corn syrup, a form of glucose derived from starch that has been around for over 200 years, high fructose corn syrup wasn’t developed until after World War II, when scientists in Japan began tinkering with the grain, hoping to transmogrify this staple into new products.—
Stephen Mihm,
Twin Cities,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This was a surprising discovery, as researchers previously thought glycogen was mainly stored in the muscles and liver.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Estimates have ranged from a few thousand to as many as 81,000.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
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The ballooning number of arrests range from students as young as 11 and 12 years old to adults in their 40s.—
Kelly Puente,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Rather than rows of shelves filled with goods and cardboard boxes stuffed with pantry items, there are floating shelves with a limited selection of snacks and cookbooks, and just a few colorful milk crates, where Sanchez stashes additional inventory.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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This followed a negative first-quarter GDP estimate that was largely a result of the timing of trade chaos forcing companies to stockpile goods before pricing in consumers purchasing that inventory.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stock. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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