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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
Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Amazon and Netflix have set an advertising partnership, allowing marketers to use Amazon’s demand-side platform to access Netflix inventory.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The 19,700-acre Heber Wild Horse Territory was established in 1974, three years after Congress passed the Wild Horse and Burro Act, which required federal land managers to inventory their free-ranging herds.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2025
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Noun
Noting that inventory levels were 3 percent higher than a year earlier, Tapia said this was tied to normalizing of shipping through the Red Sea following last year’s disruptions and is expected to continue to stabilize in the coming months.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Amazon and Netflix have set an advertising partnership, allowing marketers to use Amazon’s demand-side platform to access Netflix inventory.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Once the possessions were in a storage facility, Homer had to inventory everything within five days.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The 19,700-acre Heber Wild Horse Territory was established in 1974, three years after Congress passed the Wild Horse and Burro Act, which required federal land managers to inventory their free-ranging herds.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventory
Noun
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Every September and December, Broadbelt would stuff barrels with care packages, gifts and school supplies to send back to Jamaica.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Insects crawled through clinical areas, and staff food was stored alongside medical supplies.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That's the general summary of the argument insider Robert Murray of FanSided made on Monday, when suggesting that the slugger could ditch Philadelphia for one of his former clubs.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Both products can also provide summaries of text conversations in threads and channels.—
John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a bizarre twist, that denial letter listed her husband as the patient but made reference to the care of a newborn, not that of a 52-year-old man having a mental health crisis.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the only four people listed as specific targets in the search warrant have Hispanic names.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Monagas is also an actor, with a large repertoire of work in her portfolio.—
Vandana Pawa,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Here's how adding them to your diet might affect you—and the best ways to incorporate them into your repertoire.—
Cynthia Sass,
Health,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For last weekend’s season-opening slate of games, several Texas college football teams sported ribbons of their own, in the form of a special decal on players’ helmets depicting an outline of the state of Texas with a green bow at its center.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Prairie Village’s rules mirror Leawood’s, with similar outlines to age requirements for class 3 e-bikes in particular, yielding and giving audible signals to pedestrians, following manufacturer recommendations and not allowing distracted or reckless operation of the device.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Bel Air house, the pool, even the encampments of Los Angeles all gleam.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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The hotel, literally next door to the festival grounds—this means no sitting in traffic—is lovely enough, with 336 rooms and suites across six beachfront acres, including two massive outdoor pools, lush gardens, and a full range of water-sport options.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That feels like a sensible assumption based on what they were bought for and where their stock was after last season.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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As part of the deal, Union Pacific will pay a premium of $320 per share for the smaller railroad’s stock.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Inventory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventory. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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