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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
Clint Davis, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Inside the 21,000-square-foot upfit store at One NoDa Park on Thursday, Sprouts workers were hustling to stock shelves and prepare foods to get ready for the opening.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Target’s stock has seen a considerable decline since the start of 2025.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 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
Then, stock the shelves with yard waste bags, buckets, swim gear, and all the other debris that collects dust in your garage after summer.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Inside the 21,000-square-foot upfit store at One NoDa Park on Thursday, Sprouts workers were hustling to stock shelves and prepare foods to get ready for the opening.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Lawmakers who want to ban members of Congress from trading stocks are leaning on House Republicans to schedule a committee vote on a compromise proposal released this week.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Target’s stock has seen a considerable decline since the start of 2025.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 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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In other words, while Europe continues to send arms supplies to the Ukrainian army, Europe is also careful not to go too far in order to minimize the prospects of a clash with Russia.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Spectrum supplies cable internet to many Idaho communities.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa offered his condolences to the families, and the mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas, said the city was mourning the accident.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Now, amid the federal overhaul, Morgan fears the VA will toss aside her family and other families' cases.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Still, as temperatures and winds eased Friday, fire officials telegraphed confidence.—
The Press Democrat,
Mercury News,
23 Aug. 2025
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The theme of Bengals training camp this year was the playmaking and confidence coming from this defense.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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The film claims Kahlo was of Indigenous Zapotec ancestry on her mother’s side, and thus briefly engages with that civilization’s worldview.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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Our family tree is more like a bush, with lots of twigs that were dead ends—failed evolutionary experiments that occurred outside of our direct line of ancestry.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
13 Aug. 2025
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These dopants created room-temperature thermoelectric properties that rival conventional inorganic materials.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025
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However, a conventional insurance policy relies on adjusters to assess damage and determine the cost of addressing it, potentially incurring legal expenses if a policyholder challenges the assessment, Cavanaugh explains.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To store fresh dill leaves, wrap the cut dill stems loosely in a damp paper towel and store it in a resealable bag in your refrigerator’s crisper drawer.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 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 Sep. 2025
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Individual year-over-year market values varied greatly, ranging from an over 16% increase one year to an under 1% increase another.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Sizes range from twin to California king, and all are under $50 on sale right now.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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According to the report, 37% of the metro’s for-sale listings are new builds — even as existing-home inventory continues to rise.—
Collyn Wainwright,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Sep. 2025
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By June, most of NBCU’s Super Bowl inventory was gone, according to buyers, though there has been speculation that the company may have kept some ad berths back in hopes of getting $8 million or bigger packages of advertising tied to its larger portfolio of media assets.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stock. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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