inventories 1 of 2

plural of inventory

inventories

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of inventory
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
Noun
But China can’t possibly rely this much on its inventories for much longer. David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 Crucial market cushions, including oil inventories and strategic reserves, are now depleted. David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Greater visibility into software inventories could also support faster procurement decisions as operational requirements evolve. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026 Russia has switched from a supplier of diesel and other products to an importer, just as China is trying to restock its own inventories. Matt Peterson, CNBC, 22 July 2026 Pipeline line fill, tank bottoms and other operational inventories are often carried on company balance sheets but generate little direct revenue. Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventories
Noun
  • Construction crews have pre-positioned supplies — including the steel bollard wall panels — but no actual wall-building has started in the area.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • More than 10,200 families have received emergency supplies, including tents, tarps, solar lights, blankets, hygiene kits, cooking sets and Spanish Bibles.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • First, the Commonwealth needs a formal process for concerned parties to appeal or challenge ballot summaries early in the process, before language written by the Attorney General becomes the basis for litigation months later.
    Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
  • There were already countless translations of these ancient texts, and there were adaptations and summaries of those translations.
    Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • The Pentagon also lists 420 troops as wounded in action during Operation Epic Fury.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • What to Eat on the MIND Diet The Dementia Society of America lists the core foods.
    Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • Over the ensuing decades, the young nation incorporated the musical repertoires, instruments and expressions of immigrants from various European and African groups.
    Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • 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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“Inventories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventories. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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