as in to replenish
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Recent Examples of resupply
China is attempting to resupply Iran with enough sodium perchlorate to fuel hundreds of missiles.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
With the end of the Assad regime in Syria, Iran now has no overland route to resupply Hezbollah in Lebanon, let alone Hamas in Gaza.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
The right approach for Washington is to start with diplomacy while holding out the threat that force will be used, and then using it, if Iran advanced its nuclear activities beyond a certain threshold or tried to resupply its proxies with new weapons.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
The regime’s abandonment by its longtime sponsor Iran signals Tehran’s diminished power and ability to easily resupply Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Dafna and other northern communities historically were seen as among the most threatened in Israel.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
With the end of the Assad regime in Syria, Iran now has no overland route to resupply Hezbollah in Lebanon, let alone Hamas in Gaza.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
The right approach for Washington is to start with diplomacy while holding out the threat that force will be used, and then using it, if Iran advanced its nuclear activities beyond a certain threshold or tried to resupply its proxies with new weapons.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
The regime’s abandonment by its longtime sponsor Iran signals Tehran’s diminished power and ability to easily resupply Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Dafna and other northern communities historically were seen as among the most threatened in Israel.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resupply
Verb
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Though most areas received near-to-above-normal snow in winter, the quick melt caused much of it to change from solid to vapor, which has robbed rivers, streams and reservoirs of runoff needed to replenish water supplies.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
21 May 2025
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Building on that foundation, the agency has worked to replenish depleted fish populations, rebuilding at least 50 overfished stocks and rolling out recovery plans for species like red snapper.—
Alice Herman,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Five years later, it was put into first fill Syrah casks sourced from a French wine producer for another four years, and then put back into refill bourbon barrels to allow the flavors to marry for a period of time before being bottled at 54.4 percent ABV with no color added.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
23 May 2025
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The quick turnaround for Game 1 of the conference finals did not allow enough time to refill the tanks.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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“Resupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resupply. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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