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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
CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Fashion firms often operate on slim margins, and these can quickly erode due to late receipts, misaligned inventory allocation and delayed markdowns.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
It was established in 1992 to inventory and begin to address the primary sources of greenhouse gas pollution.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The company also described merchandising and inventory moves aimed at reenergizing its assortments.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Fashion firms often operate on slim margins, and these can quickly erode due to late receipts, misaligned inventory allocation and delayed markdowns.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
The brief hearing should include testimony from an Altoona police officer about the department’s procedures for securing, safeguarding and inventorying the personal property of a person arrested in a public place, the judge said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
It was established in 1992 to inventory and begin to address the primary sources of greenhouse gas pollution.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventory
Noun
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The biggest threat to the global economy and US stocks is an oil supply disruption, but the probability of a prolonged effect is low so far, analysts said.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday the company would be designated a supply-chain threat.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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The caliphate ruled Manbij for two brutal years—years of summary executions and punitive amputations.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 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,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Artnews last June listed SVA as one of the US art schools most reliant on international students attending its graduate programs, behind only the Savannah College of Art and Design.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
2 Mar. 2026
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He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital and is listed in fair condition.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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An infielder who has added catcher to his repertoire this spring, Alvarez will play for a Mexican team coached by Benji Gil that begins pool play March 6 against Great Britain.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Historically, my hairstyling repertoire has been limited.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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The new style is part of the Gucci Primavera collection, and the Donna features a striking, pronounced outline and clean lines all around.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The opening scene involves a young couple visiting the suburban house from the first movie, which has now been turned into a kind of tourist attraction, complete with crime-scene outlines of where all the original teens were killed.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 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,
28 Feb. 2026
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Then German football would make better use of its talent pool again.—
Philipp Lahm,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images South Korean defense stocks saw massive gains on Tuesday after the country’s markets returned from a public holiday, as the Iran war fuels interest in defense names globally.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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Defense and energy stocks in New York rose while shares in travel companies plunged.—
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semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Inventory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventory. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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