Thesaurus results for DISTRIBUTOR

distributor

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as in supplier

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Recent Examples of distributor Born out of a setup that beggars belief — weeks before heading to prison, convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes invited the filmmakers to embed with her and her family — YCSE has been handled like a priceless heirloom by its distributor, A24. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 The acquisition comes after the distributor’s founder and then-CEO, Andrew Karpen, died from an aggressive form of brain cancer at the age of 59 in May 2025. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026 Now the film arrives as Spain’s entry for the Academy Awards and with a commitment for an unprecedented extended theatrical release from its distributor Netflix. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 How about a drug distributor transforming into a higher-growth specialty healthcare provider? — Alexa Lomonaco,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for distributor

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Blue Origin also aims to produce nearly all its components and systems in-house, while maintaining support from external suppliers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Audit reports, supplier codes of conduct and corporate sustainability pledges have made up the bulk of brands’ efforts to push a more ecological and socially aware agenda, but times have changed.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of supplier

Noun

And those striving for zest under these circumstances may benefit from assistance from a mental health professional like a psychologist, a physical health provider like a physician, or a personal trainer or fitness instructor.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
China, for example, shifted from a net provider of finance to a net extractor over the last decade.

— Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of provider

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The drunken Ken spends his time on such things as warbling a karaoke version of a 4 Non Blondes song while an unkempt Ryu is a purveyor of ramen so bad even a stray cat won’t eat it.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Peter Cho, chief marketing officer of the Sleep Spa, surmises that their mattresses first became a status symbol in 1952, when the company became the official purveyor to the royal court by King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden.

— Jaklin Romine Oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of purveyor

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Only Wolstencroft knew that Daunt had by then spent two years trying to line up a purchaser for Waterstones, which operated some three hundred stores.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Saudi Arabia is the world’s top purchaser of American weapons, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

— Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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