as in inventory
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the supply of parents willing to coach youth soccer seems to be shrinking
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as in to equip
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
be sure to pack your own towels in case the hostel doesn't supply them
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as in to provide
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
the stable will supply safety helmets, but we need to bring our own riding boots
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Christian Edwards, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
However, prices are pretty steep because of the limited supply of homes in Teton Village; DesLauriers explained that a one-bedroom condo could sell for around $1 million.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Rebecca Wright, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
The move blocks a route that for the past six months has been used to supply more than half of the Palestinian territory’s provisions.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In fact, Moldova has helped sustain the Transnistrian economy, by keeping gas flowing there since Moscow cut off supplies through Ukraine.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
However, prices are pretty steep because of the limited supply of homes in Teton Village; DesLauriers explained that a one-bedroom condo could sell for around $1 million.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Verb
But Singapore imposes a mandatory death penalty for people convicted of supplying certain amounts of illicit drugs – 15 grams (half an ounce) of heroin, 30 grams of cocaine, 250 grams of methamphetamine and 500 grams of cannabis.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
The move blocks a route that for the past six months has been used to supply more than half of the Palestinian territory’s provisions.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supply. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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