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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 purveyors
At the end of a pizza extravaganza the top pie purveyors have been chosen.
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James Powel, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
All three purveyors are designer-vintage-minded, bringing together their distinct points of view.
—Clara Giampellegrini, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
Years after their heyday, Seals & Crofts would be regarded as purveyors of what came to be known as yacht rock.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Flavors inspired by both Guerrero and Sinaloa will make their way into the kitchen here, where season ingredients will be plucked from local farmers and purveyors.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
There’s an ironic challenge in retooling this genre for a generation famously more straight-edge than its living predecessors, though McElhaney and Kocher — nothing if not self-aware, as seasoned purveyors of internet sketch comedy — are on top of that, too.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
No Shortcuts Taken Part of what distinguishes Hawk’s from other purveyors in Acadiana is how the crawfish are cleaned.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Some purveyors add cilantro and chile oil for bolder flavor.
—Jen Lin-Liu, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
Companies highlighted by the Tech Transparency Project as purveyors of nudification apps are not nearly as widely known as Musk’s xAI, Google or Apple, and are based in locations from DreamFace in Redwood City to Bodiva in China.
—Ethan Baron, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
James Powel, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
All three purveyors are designer-vintage-minded, bringing together their distinct points of view.
—Clara Giampellegrini, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
Years after their heyday, Seals & Crofts would be regarded as purveyors of what came to be known as yacht rock.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Flavors inspired by both Guerrero and Sinaloa will make their way into the kitchen here, where season ingredients will be plucked from local farmers and purveyors.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
There’s an ironic challenge in retooling this genre for a generation famously more straight-edge than its living predecessors, though McElhaney and Kocher — nothing if not self-aware, as seasoned purveyors of internet sketch comedy — are on top of that, too.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
No Shortcuts Taken Part of what distinguishes Hawk’s from other purveyors in Acadiana is how the crawfish are cleaned.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Some purveyors add cilantro and chile oil for bolder flavor.
—Jen Lin-Liu, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
Companies highlighted by the Tech Transparency Project as purveyors of nudification apps are not nearly as widely known as Musk’s xAI, Google or Apple, and are based in locations from DreamFace in Redwood City to Bodiva in China.
—Ethan Baron, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purveyors
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Mobile money expansion is increasingly being driven by usage rather than new accounts, GSMA wrote, with 80% of providers reporting improving profitability.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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No news yet of distribution deals with other cable, satellite or streaming providers.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Sangha was one of five defendants charged in the case, which prosecutors described as a network of suppliers who exploited Perry’s addiction.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
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Major oil exporters outside of the Middle East have been lifted by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with some looking to position themselves as reliable suppliers in a world desperate for energy.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Maintaining this position required cutting out the powerful coastal Nigerian traders who had served as middlemen between the British merchants and the hinterland producers.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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As options traders, our playbook right now should be strictly focused on keeping trading volume low, reducing capital exposure, and pushing expiration dates further out to give our setups room to breathe.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
11 Jan. 2026
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Advocates contend the findings reveal troubling conditions behind an industry that supplies plants and flowers to major retailers across the country.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Tea brands and toy retailers have also grown their overseas networks.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Purveyors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purveyors. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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