Thesaurus results for DISTRIBUTOR

distributor

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as in supplier

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Recent Examples of distributor Neon must have some incredible copyright lawyers, because the distributor is bringing Nirvanna the Band the Show to Hulu beginning on July 24 (and to Disney+ in Canada on August 7). — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 21 July 2026 Regional pricing is yet to be confirmed and dependent on a distributor being appointed for now. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026 This allowed the federal government to more easily zero in on a common culprit that had been consumed, which in turn helped identify the source of an outbreak, such as a specific farm, ranch or distributor. — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Under the bill, the label would also need to include the brand name and name of the manufacturer, importer or distributor. — Madison Smalstig july 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for distributor

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Generative AI can inspire a trip or summarize a destination, but converting inspiration into a reliable reservation requires live prices, accurate inventory and dependable supplier connections.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Most of the dealers and suppliers who worked with Brun were addicts themselves, feeding an island ravaged by meth addiction since the 1980s.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of supplier

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That analysis helps clients decide, asset by asset, how much risk to keep and how much to transfer to insurers or other capital providers.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
OpenAI continues to sign massive compute contracts with cloud providers while simultaneously diving into the design and development of its own data centers to gain greater control over compute infrastructure.

— , CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

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Venezuela is also the largest purchaser of Chinese military equipment in Latin America.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
World Liberty is embroiled in litigation with Justin Sun, a crypto investor who was a major early purchaser of WLFI tokens, over his allegations that World Liberty has quietly prevented him from selling his tokens.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 9 June 2026

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