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as in families
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the bride comes from good stock
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as in idiots
a stupid person
just sat there like a stock, staring at me blankly whenever I asked him a question
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as in lineages
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
his family is of mixed northern European stock
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as in inventories
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
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Recent Examples of stocks
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The country’s stocks, meanwhile, are set for their biggest monthly gain since 2018, a surge which Bloomberg tied to optimism over China’s AI advances as well as easing tensions with the US.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Driven by surging tech stocks and fresh investor enthusiasm around AI, the top 10 billionaires collectively added more than $200 billion to their fortunes.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
In addition to owning companies outright, Berkshire holds stocks worth more than $250 billion, including large stakes in Apple, Coca-Cola, Bank of America and American Express.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Regional defense stocks sold off in early trade, ahead of the summit in Copenhagen.
—Tasmin Lockwood,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
The currency, along with Argentine stocks and bonds, began rebounding Monday after Bessent began talking about a financial life raft.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
The veteran Gray helped lift her teammates in Tuesday night’s semifinal elimination game against the Indiana Fever, finishing with 17 points, six assists and five stocks (steals + blocks) despite a second-half injury scare.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The country’s stocks, meanwhile, are set for their biggest monthly gain since 2018, a surge which Bloomberg tied to optimism over China’s AI advances as well as easing tensions with the US.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Driven by surging tech stocks and fresh investor enthusiasm around AI, the top 10 billionaires collectively added more than $200 billion to their fortunes.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
In addition to owning companies outright, Berkshire holds stocks worth more than $250 billion, including large stakes in Apple, Coca-Cola, Bank of America and American Express.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Regional defense stocks sold off in early trade, ahead of the summit in Copenhagen.
—Tasmin Lockwood,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
The currency, along with Argentine stocks and bonds, began rebounding Monday after Bessent began talking about a financial life raft.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stocks
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In analyzing dozens of hours of audio and video footage of public and private speaking events for McMahon’s appointees, as well as their writings, ProPublica found that a recurring theme is the desire to enable more families to leave public schools.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Each bedroom is big enough to hold at least a full-size bed, if not larger, and there’s room to add some type of storage—a must-have for families who want to go tiny.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
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To be funny while playing a character who’s sweet and endearing (even when calling his friends idiots) is a skill, and Bad Bunny has it.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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For a bunch of idiots, this did not work out too badly.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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While multiple human lineages have been discovered from this time, scientists have struggled to create a clear timeline.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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This evolution is driven by a combination of random mutations and natural selection, where the organisms that are most fit for survival, and most adaptable to the changes that occur in their conditions and environment, are the ones who aren’t selected against, and whose lineages continue.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to Gordon & MacPhail director of prestige and fourth-generation member of the family that owns the company, Stephen Rankin, barley supplies were limited for making whisky because they were needed for food, but some grain still managed to make it to the Glenlivet distillery.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025
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For Birmingham, Alabama, garden-and-floral designer Zachary Westall who has mastered the art of foraging that means looking to nature for his best arrangement supplies.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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Lead stores energy in batteries, shields against radiation, gives glass crystal its brilliance, and makes paint more luminous and cars run more smoothly.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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To prevent disasters, Jones decants liquids into travel-size jars and bottles, stores them in a clear zip bag, and keeps them separate from clothes.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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Put another way, the share of voters in his own party who disapprove of his performance on specific issues ranges from very small on the border (12%) to more than a quarter on tariffs (28%) to approaching half on inflation (43%).—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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MagellanTV has a streaming content offering that ranges across the history, nature, science, space and true crime genres, and a library of premium factual documentaries offered to consumers turning to streaming TV options.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Already this season, nine houses have collapsed along the Outer Banks of North Carolina in rough surf and damaging waves as a pair of hurricanes, Humberto and Imelda, stirred up the ocean well offshore.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some of the houses, into which refugees entered in my hometown, had been vacated by frightened Jewish citizens with foreign passports who could not envisage living in a non-apartheid country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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The box covers the most popular classes and ancestries such as humans, elves, dwarves and halflings.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Stocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stocks. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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