as in distributor
a person or company that supplies goods or services
paper suppliers They are the biggest supplier of books in the area.
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Recent Examples of supplier
Sustainability is a huge focus here, and executive chef Eliano Crespi visited 30 different British farms to select his suppliers.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
Nike offered another example of a brand that relies on audits to monitor suppliers’ compliance with its code of conduct, the analysis noted.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has decided to include ostomy supplies in its competitive bidding program (CBP), limiting supplier choice in the name of cost savings.
—Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
That transition required Apple to essentially start from scratch, working with new suppliers and manufacturers while building new teams.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
When supply conditions shift, businesses often start reviewing procurement plans, supplier diversity, and pricing risk.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
But that other supplier would have to try to reverse engineer that particular dye — formulas for dyes and colorants were, in spite of being in service to the war effort, still proprietary — and backward engineering color from a finished product is a crapshoot.
—Kory Stamper, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Leading suppliers are expecting shortages to last until at least 2030, so prices aren't going anywhere but up.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Jefferies upgrades Amphenol to buy from hold Jefferies says shares of the connector supplier are compelling.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
Nike offered another example of a brand that relies on audits to monitor suppliers’ compliance with its code of conduct, the analysis noted.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has decided to include ostomy supplies in its competitive bidding program (CBP), limiting supplier choice in the name of cost savings.
—Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
That transition required Apple to essentially start from scratch, working with new suppliers and manufacturers while building new teams.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
When supply conditions shift, businesses often start reviewing procurement plans, supplier diversity, and pricing risk.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
But that other supplier would have to try to reverse engineer that particular dye — formulas for dyes and colorants were, in spite of being in service to the war effort, still proprietary — and backward engineering color from a finished product is a crapshoot.
—Kory Stamper, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Leading suppliers are expecting shortages to last until at least 2030, so prices aren't going anywhere but up.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Jefferies upgrades Amphenol to buy from hold Jefferies says shares of the connector supplier are compelling.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplier
distributor
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Overall, Neon landed the most noms of any film distributor, with 21, while Netflix scored the most TV nominations, with 22.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2026
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But March for Our Lives argues that what the film discusses and how the movie is presented by its distributor are two different stories, and A24 may have missed the mark in starting a bigger conversation.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Supplier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplier. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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