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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
Kyle Arnold, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
Documents ranged from official descriptions of the cotton experiment led by engineer Eduardo Chávez on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border to inventories listing of the belongings carried by deportees returning to Mexico.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Archivists created inventories and catalogs, attached labels identifying genre and content, and developed filing systems using baskets, shelves, and wall niches.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
With silver inventories running low and mine production decreasing over the past decade, many analysts expect the supply-demand imbalance to persist for years.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The company believes that directional borehole disposal could provide robust and deep isolation for many types of radioactive waste, provide flexibility in repository siting, as well as allow for modular implementation adaptable to specific waste management programs and inventories.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
The company’s smartphone customers, who buy their own memory and pair it with Qualcomm’s processors and modems, are closely watching their purchases and inventories and adjusting them based on the availability of memory.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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
Noun
Key reports on building inventories and retail sales will be released along with the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
—Kyle Arnold, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
Documents ranged from official descriptions of the cotton experiment led by engineer Eduardo Chávez on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border to inventories listing of the belongings carried by deportees returning to Mexico.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Archivists created inventories and catalogs, attached labels identifying genre and content, and developed filing systems using baskets, shelves, and wall niches.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
With silver inventories running low and mine production decreasing over the past decade, many analysts expect the supply-demand imbalance to persist for years.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The company believes that directional borehole disposal could provide robust and deep isolation for many types of radioactive waste, provide flexibility in repository siting, as well as allow for modular implementation adaptable to specific waste management programs and inventories.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
The company’s smartphone customers, who buy their own memory and pair it with Qualcomm’s processors and modems, are closely watching their purchases and inventories and adjusting them based on the availability of memory.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventories
Noun
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Shop the Better Homes & Gardens collection on Walmart's official website, or use Walmart's store locator to find where these supplies are available in stores near you.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026
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It is endowed with some of the richest mineral supplies on earth, including some 70 percent of the world’s cobalt, as well as huge reserves of copper and a Mendeleevian constellation of other metals.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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Bondi had a binder at the ready of stats and crime summaries to hurl at lawmakers during the contentious hearing, but members are unnerved that the DOJ apparently tracked their searches to have at the ready.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 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,
11 Feb. 2026
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While the city’s Engineering & Capital Projects website lists the project as partially funded, Becker said the construction contract is fully funded.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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For perspective, Shawnee’s Chamber of Commerce lists the city as having five hotels.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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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 22 Feb. 2026.
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