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as in supplies
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the dealership has an unusually large inventory of pre-owned vehicles
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as in summaries
a short statement of the main points
offers an informative inventory of everything that is known about the virus at this time
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as in lists
to make a list of
would you inventory the supplies in the back room?
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Recent Examples of inventories
Reuters, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Eventually, inventories backed up and then traffic slowed.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Buyers have especially faced more supply-side concerns through 2026 as inventories have slowly thinned out, the analyst noted.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Grocery stores and food manufacturers, which started managing their inventories more efficiently during the pandemic, now have less leftover food to give.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
However, raw cell sourcing is global and should be covered with buffer inventories and prepositioned chargers near likely axes.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
The stabilization of apparel inventories after a period of drawdown may help motivate orders, but the cost of sourcing increased with tariffs and could prove an offsetting factor.
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Those cheaper inventories will be eventually run down, however.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Business inventories also shrank, subtracting over three percentage points from GDP.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
In the third quarter, signs of business recovery were particularly evident in the key North American market, which had grappled with factors including excess inventories and model transitions that weighed on volumes and market shares in previous quarters.
—Reuters, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Eventually, inventories backed up and then traffic slowed.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Buyers have especially faced more supply-side concerns through 2026 as inventories have slowly thinned out, the analyst noted.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Grocery stores and food manufacturers, which started managing their inventories more efficiently during the pandemic, now have less leftover food to give.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
However, raw cell sourcing is global and should be covered with buffer inventories and prepositioned chargers near likely axes.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
The stabilization of apparel inventories after a period of drawdown may help motivate orders, but the cost of sourcing increased with tariffs and could prove an offsetting factor.
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Those cheaper inventories will be eventually run down, however.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Business inventories also shrank, subtracting over three percentage points from GDP.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventories
Noun
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Chewy offers a wide range of pet products including food, treats, supplies, toys, and healthcare items.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Humanitarian aid — including critical supplies, infrastructure repair and medical support — will flow freely into Gaza under the supervision of the United Nations, the Red Crescent and other neutral organizations.—
Morgan Phillips,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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The mechanisms that enable governance—the testing methods, risk summaries, and conditions under which systems are allowed or delayed—deserve daylight.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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During the preseason, Los Angeles lists the five-time NBA All-Star at six-foot-seven, 244 pounds.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Groover declined to provide a list of customers that use its aluminum, but according to its website, Novelis lists other automakers such as Hyundai Motor’s North America as a customer.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And while most folks have a go-to recipe for peach or blackberry pie, a fig one may not be in their repertoires.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Inventories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventories. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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