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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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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
Allison Palmer
july 7, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
Keep Inventory Up To Date Ensure that your inventory data is up to date and can be easily processed by other AI agents.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
Test Quantum-Resistant Algorithms Alongside Existing Systems Organizations should inventory their cryptographic assets and identify vulnerabilities.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Understanding the current real estate market The housing market shifts regularly based on factors like interest rates, the economy and inventory levels.
—Allison Palmer
july 7, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
Keep Inventory Up To Date Ensure that your inventory data is up to date and can be easily processed by other AI agents.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Verb
The best thing Americans can do in the near term to restore the health of civil-military relations is to inventory those norms and renew the commitment to upholding them.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
Test Quantum-Resistant Algorithms Alongside Existing Systems Organizations should inventory their cryptographic assets and identify vulnerabilities.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventory
Noun
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These solutions enabled companies to reduce lead times, decrease working capital requirements, and improve uptime by ensuring the availability of supply for critical parts. 2024: Strategic Necessity Achieved 2024 marked the inflection point at which AI became integral to supply chain resilience.—
Paul J. Noble,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Many expect to see fusion energy production providing a clean, safe and virtually unlimited supply of electrical energy by the mid-2030’s.—
Kathleen Gallagher,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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That includes Call Notes (an automatic summary of your phone call), and support for the Pixel Screenshots app.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
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He was listed as the No. 28 prospect for the draft by MLB.com.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The great majority, 21, are listed as non-aggravated assaults, meaning no weapon was used and victims likely suffered minor or even no injuries.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 July 2025
Noun
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His defensive repertoire has expanded to include first base, second base and third base.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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Add this recipe to your repertoire for a no-fail crowd pleaser that will be a winner with friends and family no matter what the occasion.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
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Items from China face a minimum tariff of thirty per cent, and that rate will surely go higher if the two sides can’t finalize a trade deal, the outlines of which were seemingly agreed upon in May.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Last night provided at least a skeleton of an outline of what that looks like.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Individuals will have access to a truly global pool of mentors, available on-demand for specific questions or challenges, particularly within rapidly evolving fields.—
David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Thankfully, there are plenty of other ways to cool off in the water without a pool.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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Marlborough received $100,000 yearly plus $2.5 million in railroad stock, which would be around $3.2 million and $81 million today, respectively.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Much still needs doing before the Klamath once again regains its health and powers the salmon, steelhead and lamprey stocks in the Pacific.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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“Inventory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventory. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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