Thesaurus results for DISTRIBUTOR

distributor

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as in supplier

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Recent Examples of distributor The distributor, Lionsgate, wanted Leonardo DiCaprio instead, so Harron was fired and replaced with Oliver Stone. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026 The food can then go to a retail or wholesale distributor or other commercial buyer. — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 When possible, check packages for the country or region of origin, processor, distributor, or farm, and compare that information with the recall notice. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Aug. 2026 The distributor has spent more than 30 years bringing international auteur cinema to Japanese audiences, including work by Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Bong Joon Ho, the Dardenne brothers, Jia Zhangke, Roy Anderson and Gianfranco Rosi. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 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

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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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If two reports carry the same meaning, are held to the same standard and are described in the same language, then a careful purchaser would be almost irresponsible not to choose the cheaper one.

— Amir Tarighat, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
In the pharmaceutical and biotech sector (as in many other sectors), the Chinese state operates simultaneously as owner, lender, regulator, purchaser, land allocator, and strategic investor.

— Paul Friedrichs, STAT, 30 July 2026

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