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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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Make an emergency stay-at-home kit with basic supplies and food for everyone in your home for 72 hours.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Dec. 2025
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In late November, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which ferries 80% of all Kazakh oil supplies from Kazakhstan to the Black Sea, said it had been attacked twice in four days.—
Vasco Cotovio,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Colleges are interested in AI summaries of transcripts, extracurricular activities and letters of recommendation that tell human readers the students’ story in a more digestible way, said Emily Pacheco, founder of NACAC’s special interest group for AI and admission.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Fortune,
2 Dec. 2025
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On the artist side, new metrics available on Replay ‘25 include listenership growth and year-over-year performance summaries.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Dec. 2025
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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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,
18 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 18 Jun. 2026.
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