as in supplier
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a person or business that sells or provides something
a purveyor of kitchen supplies a software purveyor
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Recent Examples of purveyor
Many of the food products are directly sourced from Italy; others come from exclusive Cipriani purveyors, such as Green Circle chicken, sourced from small Amish and Mennonite family farms in Pennsylvania, and Australian lamb, imported fresh from the Colac region of Victoria, Australia.
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Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
NewsNation digs into the podcast format as traditional purveyors of news are looking for ways to connect with modern audiences.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 May 2026
Suliman’s original vision was making food for a chill wine bar; the café shares space with natural wine purveyor Cantina Sauvage.
—Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
Democrats for years pondered using regulatory pressure to silence purveyors of right-wing talk radio, including the late Rush Limbaugh.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
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Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
NewsNation digs into the podcast format as traditional purveyors of news are looking for ways to connect with modern audiences.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 May 2026
Suliman’s original vision was making food for a chill wine bar; the café shares space with natural wine purveyor Cantina Sauvage.
—Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
Democrats for years pondered using regulatory pressure to silence purveyors of right-wing talk radio, including the late Rush Limbaugh.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purveyor
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Redburn said Wednesday that more funding means more rocket launches, which is a boon for Linde as one of the dominant gas suppliers to the space industry.—
Jeff Marks,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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Contractor Lockheed Martin is one of Israel’s largest suppliers of military equipment, supplying fighter jets, attack helicopters and precision missiles to the tune of $743 million between October 2023 and November 2025.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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In turn, credit card issuers, medical providers and personal loan lenders generally have no path to intercept your benefits at the source, and that protection extends to retirement, survivor and disability payments — including the back pay tied to a disability award.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Over five years, more than 400 maternity care providers have enrolled in BH Impact, with the psychiatric consultation service supporting care for more than 440 pregnant patients.—
Mary C. Mayhew,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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When a fire tore through Kantamanto that January, devouring eight acres, or nearly 60 percent of the market’s retail-facing side, the community of 30,000 retailers, traders and vendors all but lost hope in a business model that was already buckling under fashion’s ever-quickening pace.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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JPMorgan's traders are getting nervous about the state of the current stock market.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
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Miramax led the production and financing of the film, while Paramount Pictures was the distributor.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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The passage shows the benefit of dropping a talented distributor into deeper positions to orchestrate attacks with pinpoint passing.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Some lenders also use Freddie Mac, another GSE and mortgage purchaser, to qualify applicants.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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But the purchaser may offer some employees a position, the report added.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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Using Gemini Omni, a marketer could ask for three YouTube Shorts based on a product photo and a customer quote.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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That’s a big hit, according to a C-suite marketer who spoke on the condition of anonymity.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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People typically use them to keep the house smelling consistently fresh, to replicate the signature scents found in hotels, spas and luxury retailers, to neutralize odors from pets, cooking or smoke, or to set a specific mood — relaxing, clean, seasonal or otherwise.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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Amid a dense thicket of timber-and-metal stalls where secondhand retailers ordinarily hawked their wares, a runner of red-and-green astroturf cut a path toward a stage draped in the tricolor of the Ghanaian flag.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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“Purveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purveyor. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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