1
as in supply
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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2
as in summary
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 to list
to make a list of
would you inventory the supplies in the back room?
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Recent Examples of inventory
Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
The agent takes into account the shopper’s history and intent, matching it with a retailer’s own inventory to suggest the best products to a shopper.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 2 June 2025
Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
What's next: Jefferson Parish is in the process of upgrading every water meter and is using that project to inventory the pipe materials, Bazley said.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Noun
An online resume under Suliman’s name says he was employed by a Denver-area healthcare company working in accounting and inventory control, with prior employers listed as companies in Egypt.
—Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
The agent takes into account the shopper’s history and intent, matching it with a retailer’s own inventory to suggest the best products to a shopper.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 2 June 2025
Verb
Test Quantum-Resistant Algorithms Alongside Existing Systems Organizations should inventory their cryptographic assets and identify vulnerabilities.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
What's next: Jefferson Parish is in the process of upgrading every water meter and is using that project to inventory the pipe materials, Bazley said.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventory
Noun
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Oil prices jumped more than 4% on Wednesday as fears of a conflict that would disrupt crude supplies suddenly swept the market.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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In addition to several ground beef recalls reported in recent months, the U.S. cattle inventory is at a 25-year low, and severe drought in parts of the country has further reduced the feed supply, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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This was the 21st flight for the first stage, including 13 prior Starlink missions, according to a flight summary on SpaceX's website.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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Stay up-to-date with Colorado Politics by signing up for our weekly newsletter, The Spot. Updated 11:30 a.m. June 3, 2025: Because the bill’s summary was not updated to reflect legislative changes, this story originally misreported the final language of House Bill 1146.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Teel, 23, is ranked the No. 2 prospect in the Sox organization by MLB.com, which also lists him as the No. 26 prospect in baseball.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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The size of the changes varies a lot from game to game, and the console still lists them as original Switch games.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
Noun
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His slider/sweeper combination rounds out his primary repertoire.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Its repertoire mixes everything from Cajun waltzes and traditional Congolese ballads to Merle Haggard classics and spirited hoedowns.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Stars can be seen shining above the outline of our planet's dense, gaseous atmosphere as the sun sets, while city lights and lightning storms play across the cloudy vista below.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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The Rams linebacker delicately gripped a paintbrush, dipped it into a cup of green paint, and began filling the outline of a bird traced onto a wall of an Altadena school rebounding from the Eaton fire.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
Noun
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With Intex’s easy lock system, the pool is ready for water in just 60 minutes, and the frame pieces snap together with no extra tools required.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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For more casual daytime dining, the Seascape terrace, adjacent to the main pool, offers a more relaxed cuisine, including Caprese salads, burgers, and pasta.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The softer reading helped boost major stock indexes, while bond yields eased, indicating improving investor sentiment.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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Furthermore, the very fact that rates increased along with a sell-off in U.S. stocks and the dollar is worrying in that normally, signs of economic weakness lead to lower interest rates as investors flee to safety.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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“Inventory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventory. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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