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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
James Laporta, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Before the war, the country had been powered by rising industrial orders, dropping inventories, and improving sentiment, thanks mainly to fiscal spending on defense and infrastructure.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Tesla’s generating puny and declining returns on the plants, inventories and other assets now on its books.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Warehouse inventories are dwindling but not empty yet.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Suspicious and anomalous transactions and inventories the state detects will prompt investigations, the bulletin stressed.
—Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 14 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
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
Noun
Weapons expended or deployed in one region are often drawn from the same inventories intended for another.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Before the war, the country had been powered by rising industrial orders, dropping inventories, and improving sentiment, thanks mainly to fiscal spending on defense and infrastructure.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Tesla’s generating puny and declining returns on the plants, inventories and other assets now on its books.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Warehouse inventories are dwindling but not empty yet.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Suspicious and anomalous transactions and inventories the state detects will prompt investigations, the bulletin stressed.
—Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 14 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventories
Noun
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While much of the world’s economy has shown resilience in the face of the worst disruption to energy supplies in modern times, the knock-on effects of the conflict are starting to push up inflation while raising alarm bells about food supplies and prompting downgrades to economic growth.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!—
Kathleen Saxe,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Now, those day cares are required to publicly post their child care performance summaries, which are recaps of any inspections from the last year.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Long recordings can be condensed into short, readable summaries that highlight key points and action items.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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The state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Forest Fire Danger Report lists wildfire danger as high or moderate for much of the state.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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The website lists 108 funds across 17 units.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 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 27 Apr. 2026.
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