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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
Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
But estimates from the Federation of American Scientists show that Russia still leads in nuclear warhead inventories.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
China ranks third and is rapidly expanding its arsenal, while other nuclear powers—including France, the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea—maintain smaller inventories.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Price spikes in everyday goods can foreshadow broader slowdowns, as households pull back spending on non-essentials and retailers adjust inventories.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The industry is currently burdened with huge inventories of unsold new houses and empty new apartments, which are offered at what many see as inflated prices.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2025, firms buffered costs with existing contracts and inventories.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
As import volumes are expected to decline, inventories are in a healthy position and tariff uncertainty has eased allowing for more normal ordering patterns.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2025
As Reuters explains, the companies' lending arms would buy EVs from dealers' inventories, apply for the $7,500 credit, and then apply that money to a customer's lease term.
—PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
Because newborn monkeys take a few years to reach the suitable age for experiments, facilities sometimes supplement their inventories.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
But estimates from the Federation of American Scientists show that Russia still leads in nuclear warhead inventories.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
China ranks third and is rapidly expanding its arsenal, while other nuclear powers—including France, the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea—maintain smaller inventories.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Price spikes in everyday goods can foreshadow broader slowdowns, as households pull back spending on non-essentials and retailers adjust inventories.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The industry is currently burdened with huge inventories of unsold new houses and empty new apartments, which are offered at what many see as inflated prices.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2025, firms buffered costs with existing contracts and inventories.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
As import volumes are expected to decline, inventories are in a healthy position and tariff uncertainty has eased allowing for more normal ordering patterns.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2025
As Reuters explains, the companies' lending arms would buy EVs from dealers' inventories, apply for the $7,500 credit, and then apply that money to a customer's lease term.
—PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventories
Noun
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The offer is redeemable in-restaurant at participating locations, while supplies last, and online via the Pizza Hut app or website.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The flights could have been carrying relief supplies.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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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,
3 Nov. 2025
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Google investors wanted to know how AI summaries and agents are changing how the company makes money from search.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Now, to comfortably afford a median price home, which the report lists at $443,850 this year, a family would need to make $146,280.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
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The beloved local chain was acquired in 2015 for $175 million by a private equity firm in Atlanta called NRD Capital, which no longer lists Frisch’s anywhere on its website.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 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 4 Nov. 2025.
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