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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
Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Halty said that Senda’s new funding will primarily go toward marketing, staffing, research and development, inventory and expansion efforts as the company tries to scale ahead of the next two World Cups.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
Inheritances are contributing almost as much to inventory as new home construction.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The company’s preferred measure of earnings is underlying replacement cost profit, which adjusts for one-time items and fluctuations in the market value of inventories.
—Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Halty said that Senda’s new funding will primarily go toward marketing, staffing, research and development, inventory and expansion efforts as the company tries to scale ahead of the next two World Cups.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Verb
By July 1, the agency has to create tools to allow municipalities to inventory their developable land.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
Inheritances are contributing almost as much to inventory as new home construction.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventory
Noun
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Unsurprisingly, the brand’s wash day supplies are still just as good and have since kept my hair thick, shiny, and healthy, despite consistently using hot tools.—
Isabel Bekele,
InStyle,
26 May 2026
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Jeff Currie expects supply pressures in the oil market could gradually spread from Asia to Europe and the United States.—
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CNBC,
26 May 2026
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2026
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The page will include a progress summary with a breakdown of different aspects of the plan and their levels of completion, as well as a table of contents for viewers to navigate different elements of the plan.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Admissions officers can differentiate between a teenager who has merely listed activities on their resume and one who has demonstrated accountability through a job outside of school.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The code says harassment can include negative or disparaging comments about a participant’s gender identity, lists no exceptions and says harassment violations can lead to discipline, including suspension or expulsion from OBRA.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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More performers and repertoire will be announced in the coming months.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The band’s repertoire includes numbers originally made famous by such champions of the genre as Steely Dan, Starland Vocal Band, Michael McDonald, Looking Glass, Hall & Oates, Boz Scaggs and America.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The guiding image of my process was not an outline, but the ball pit found at indoor playgrounds, beloved by children and feared by adults who carry hand sanitizer just for such activities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The book outline sits untouched for months.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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The plan removes hundreds of millions of emissions allowances but creates a new incentive pool and more free permits for industry, aiming to keep refineries and manufacturing from leaving the state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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The investment firm's rally suggests there's a lot to like about its stock, some analysts say.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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The box office bomb has its parallel in the stock-market crash, and Mollick said the fates come down to two simple but difficult questions.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
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“Inventory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventory. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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