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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
Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Global defense stocks have soared in recent weeks, with nations racing to boost arms inventories as geopolitical tensions rise.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The higher tariffs forced some businesses to run with leaner inventories, with the drop in Chinese trade the most severe.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
The convention committed countries to inventories of all sources and sinks of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, and to establish national climate change programs.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 Jan. 2026
And as for trends, a respondent suggested the return of brown and black shoes, as well as boots and dress shoes, with the traditional family channel shifting inventories to focus more on non-athletic from athletic.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
The decline in the measure reflected producers drawing down their raw materials inventories at the fastest rate since October 2024.
—Reade Pickert Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026
Red Wolf is expected to be ready for initial operational fielding in 2026, according to industry reporting, as the Marine Corps and the Pentagon look to expand their inventories of affordable, long-range strike and sensing systems for a potential high-end conflict.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
The pause comes at a moment when bourbon makers are contending with swelling inventories, weakening sales and mounting uncertainty tied to international trade — all while producing a product that requires years of aging before it can be sold.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
All 850 pairs of active inventories were stored at the facility.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Global defense stocks have soared in recent weeks, with nations racing to boost arms inventories as geopolitical tensions rise.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The higher tariffs forced some businesses to run with leaner inventories, with the drop in Chinese trade the most severe.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
The convention committed countries to inventories of all sources and sinks of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, and to establish national climate change programs.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 Jan. 2026
And as for trends, a respondent suggested the return of brown and black shoes, as well as boots and dress shoes, with the traditional family channel shifting inventories to focus more on non-athletic from athletic.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
The decline in the measure reflected producers drawing down their raw materials inventories at the fastest rate since October 2024.
—Reade Pickert Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026
Red Wolf is expected to be ready for initial operational fielding in 2026, according to industry reporting, as the Marine Corps and the Pentagon look to expand their inventories of affordable, long-range strike and sensing systems for a potential high-end conflict.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
The pause comes at a moment when bourbon makers are contending with swelling inventories, weakening sales and mounting uncertainty tied to international trade — all while producing a product that requires years of aging before it can be sold.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventories
Noun
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National Guard troops were delivering supplies by truck and helicopter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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This is the fourth flight of the crew Dragon, which will be bring up nearly 7,000 pounds of supplies, dock to the station 41 hours after launch and remain on the station for three weeks.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Set the tone with summaries and kind boundaries.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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The story summaries above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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While there’s no matching shams, their catalog lists many a pillowcase that would make a perfect companion, like this corduroy piece with a ruffled edge and needlepoint embroidery.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
26 Jan. 2026
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An arrest report described Porter as 235 pounds and 6 feet tall, but the Illinois Department of Corrections lists him as 5-foot-9.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Families or groups tend to go out for kebabs, and the standard repertoires available at these restaurants appeal broadly by design.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Some of it comes from being different ages, playing different instruments and different repertoires.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Inventories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventories. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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