stocks 1 of 2

plural of stock
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as in supplies
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time the new study adds to the general stock of knowledge about genetic disorders

Synonyms & Similar Words

stocks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of stock

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Recent Examples of stocks
Noun
Recent months have seen an expansion of Russian missile attacks all across Ukraine, as officials in Kyiv warn that Ukrainian stocks of anti-missile interceptor munitions are dangerously low and, in some cases, exhausted. David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 But in recent weeks, Moscow has repeatedly exploited Kyiv’s near-zero stocks of Patriot interceptor missiles, which are needed to defend against faster-moving ballistic missiles. Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 All of these texts have been printed and laid-out in shots that showcase the variety of fonts and paper stocks used. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026 If bond markets are so worried about the economy, why are stocks at record highs? Rafael Nam, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026 Crypto stocks followed suit, with Coinbase and Circle up around 6% each and Strategy jumping more than 9% in premarket trading Thursday, building on their rallies from the prior session. Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 Oil prices bounced around before finishing higher Tuesday while global stocks were mixed as markets awaited a key inflation report expected to influence upcoming monetary policy decisions. Betty Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Seoul has been home to the world’s sharpest swings for artificial-intelligence stocks because it’s dominated by two tech giants, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stocks
Noun
  • Skeptics say such psychic profilers do more harm than good by wasting police resources and exploiting grieving families.
    Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Saturday’s statement alleged that Qatar had not allowed the pilots to meet or communicate with families or Iranian officials handling their cases.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • That's the continous nonsense these idiots provide to a website like OutKick.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Tallahassee lawmakers must think their constituents are idiots.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The fossil indicates that lineages closely related to the Euparkeriidae were also present in South America, highlighting the continent’s role in the early diversification of the relatives of dinosaurs and crocodiles.
    The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • So there seems to be something actively problematic with the DNA from those lineages in these regions.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Once the night session concludes, an overnight crew drops supplies at each bar and cart, including the souvenir cups, vodka, lemonade and ice.
    Jason Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That includes a limited-time collection of teen and tween clothes, school supplies and accessories in pastel colors and floral prints from the women's lifestyle brand LoveShack Fancy.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Hormonal changes during perimenopause can affect how the body stores fat.
    Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Flywheel stores electricity mechanically Unlike batteries that store energy through chemical reactions, the Pulsar system stores electricity as mechanical energy.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Each third-party warranty provider is different, but most offer coverage that ranges from powertrain-only to bumper-to-bumper.
    Emily Mercer, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Document And Image Intelligence Reading documents automatically ranges from trivial to extremely hard, and the metric should match the difficulty.
    Sriram Bhargav Madhav, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The new houses going up on Acacia Lane look a lot like one-story versions of the taller houses on the other side of the street.
    Julie Z. Weil, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The family lives in Nepalikhuti village, one of the worst affected with over 1,000 animals washed away and 200 houses destroyed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
    McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026

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“Stocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stocks. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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