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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
Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
But commercial oil inventories are rapidly dwindling.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
With the Middle East conflict unresolved, Hormuz disruption still weighing on supply visibility, and inventories tightening, the energy sector should retain a geopolitical floor.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Overall oil inventories in the US shrank to the lowest level in more than two decades last week.
—Devika Krishna Kumar, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Noun
Companies tallied their emissions, governments folded those tallies into national inventories, and the rest of us took the sum on trust.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
But commercial oil inventories are rapidly dwindling.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
With the Middle East conflict unresolved, Hormuz disruption still weighing on supply visibility, and inventories tightening, the energy sector should retain a geopolitical floor.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Overall oil inventories in the US shrank to the lowest level in more than two decades last week.
—Devika Krishna Kumar, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventories
Noun
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Road blockades have caused shortages of food, fuel and medical supplies in parts of the country and ground the economy to a halt over the past 50 days.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Nick Engen and Taylor Calmus CBS To help encourage fathers navigating similar experiences, Taylor Calmus, creator of the popular online Dude Dad brand, visited the NICU ahead of Father's Day to surprise Engen and other dads with gift bags filled with supplies.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Small businesses can reduce operational drag by using AI for meeting summaries, email drafting, scheduling coordination, invoice processing, CRM updates and document organization.—
Scott Byrne,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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This section contains summaries from textbooks, as well as answers to exercises within them.—
Jill Duffy,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
Verb
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His resume lists educational roles in New Jersey and business ventures in Jamaica.—
Austin Horn
June 16,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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The lawsuit lists four causes of action, including assault and battery against the city of Elk Grove; negligence against the city, the county and state, as well as civil rights violations.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Learning a dozen-plus pitchers, getting a grasp on their repertoires, determining how they can best be handled and what makes each tick was a challenge, along with understanding how the Rays do things.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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This is about the leap toward specificity, to diving below the surface of the most broadly appealing, easy-to-synthesize dishes — the ones, from any nation’s cuisine, that rarely make their way into restaurant repertoires.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Inventories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventories. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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