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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
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
According to the company, the layouts within the fulfillment center are optimized for high-SKU density, and are designed to enable rapid picking across deep garment inventories and high-volume footwear assortments.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026
This integration reduces reliance on finite missile inventories.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Apr. 2026
Plentiful inventories weigh on prices for crop farmers and ease costs for livestock producers and biofuel manufacturers.
—Tom Polansek, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
At the time, the culprit was viewed as Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier that year, combined with low inventories and rising demand in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 1 Apr. 2026
March saw one of the largest drawdowns on global oil inventories on record.
—Chloé Farand, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
With strait shipments stopped, consumer electronics and manufacturing hubs in China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea are drawing on their energy reserves and inventories.
—Vidya Mani, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
Missile inventories have been sharply diminished, and production lines and storage facilities repeatedly struck.
—Richard Goldberg, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
Weapon stockpiles across the region are reportedly under strain as some Gulf states have used a significant portion of their interceptor inventories.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
According to the company, the layouts within the fulfillment center are optimized for high-SKU density, and are designed to enable rapid picking across deep garment inventories and high-volume footwear assortments.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026
This integration reduces reliance on finite missile inventories.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Apr. 2026
Plentiful inventories weigh on prices for crop farmers and ease costs for livestock producers and biofuel manufacturers.
—Tom Polansek, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
At the time, the culprit was viewed as Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier that year, combined with low inventories and rising demand in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 1 Apr. 2026
March saw one of the largest drawdowns on global oil inventories on record.
—Chloé Farand, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
With strait shipments stopped, consumer electronics and manufacturing hubs in China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea are drawing on their energy reserves and inventories.
—Vidya Mani, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
Missile inventories have been sharply diminished, and production lines and storage facilities repeatedly struck.
—Richard Goldberg, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventories
Noun
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These deals are only available while supplies last, so be sure to shop now.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Gas consumption fell 20% across the continent since then, and now forms only 19% of European energy supplies.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But his writing only survives in brief quotes or summaries.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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California state employees, meanwhile, are piloting Poppy, a generative AI tool that can produce executive summaries, retrieve data for reports and audits and automate technical processes.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Her death certificate lists the cause as accidental, but her dad rejects that with every fiber of his being.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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The school currently lists no coaches for its men’s or women’s basketball teams.—
Mac Engel
April 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Most Southerners have a memory of making these classic cookies that were likely first introduced into our repertoires in the 1950s.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Inventories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventories. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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