purvey
verb
pur·vey
(ˌ)pər-ˈvā 
ˈpər-ˌvā
purveyed; purveying
1
: to supply (something, such as provisions) usually as a matter of business
2
Examples of purvey in a Sentence
a shop purveying handmade merchandise
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Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
Vasyl, a local commander, purveys a bank of monitors inside his basement.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
He is preoccupied with squaring the circle: purveying great, affordable coffee that doesn’t stiff the producer.
—Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Replika, the company who happened to purvey the primary AI companions in this piece, literally has no skin in the game, but the human partners certainly do.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for purvey
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purvey
verb
pur·vey
(ˌ)pər-ˈvā
ˈpər-ˌvā
purveyed; purveying
: to supply usually as a business
purveyance
noun
-ən(t)s
purveyor
noun
-ər
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