stocks 1 of 2

noun

plural of stock
1
as in families
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor the bride comes from good stock

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2
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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3
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 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

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stocks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stock
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as in stores

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as in ranges

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Recent Examples of stocks
Noun
Tech firms used to be reliable stocks, reporting high profits and juicy margins, but the race to build AI data centers and train new models has changed the landscape. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 The House approved legislation Wednesday that would bar members of Congress from purchasing individual stocks, advancing an ethics proposal that lawmakers in both parties have long championed but repeatedly failed to enact. — Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 23 July 2026 The Nasdaq Composite — heavily weighted to technology stocks that can be sensitive to higher borrowing costs — shed more than 2%. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 July 2026 The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio assesses the comprehensive quality across thousands of stocks, retains the 30 strongest, and re-balances them according to rules that prevent any one position from jeopardizing the entire portfolio. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Oil hit $100 a barrel and Magnificent 7 stocks shed nearly $800 billion in market value on Thursday, as pessimism over steep AI spending and the Iran war dragged down global markets. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stocks
  1. families
  2. idiots
  3. lineages
  4. supplies
  5. stores
  6. ranges
  7. houses
  8. morons
Noun
  • Saturday’s camp concluded with families getting autographs from and taking pictures with Agbaji.
    — Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
  • The courage Sullenberger wants to summon now is personal and intimate and unfolds in millions of families every day.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 18 July 2026
Definition of families
Noun
  • In McBride’s work, collections of idiots and unlikable misfits strive for power and achievement and are inevitably foiled by their own flaws.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • This isn't the first time athletes have ever had to deal with mean fans, or online trolls, or idiots behind a keyboard.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of idiots
Noun
  • The research team, led by Ellie Bourgikos and Nathan Grubaugh at the Yale School of Public Health, estimates that one of the virus’s two major lineages arrived in the Northeast by the early 1700s.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Because everyone will have access to the same information, AI will accentuate the value of personal connections, again promoting lineages and networks that at their most extreme may appear to be sinister establishment conspiracies.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of lineages
Noun
  • Construction crews have pre-positioned supplies — including the steel bollard wall panels — but no actual wall-building has started in the area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • More than 10,200 families have received emergency supplies, including tents, tarps, solar lights, blankets, hygiene kits, cooking sets and Spanish Bibles.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of supplies
Verb
  • The vehicle also includes an onboard battery system that stores electrical energy and can provide exportable power at forward operating locations.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • The sponsor stores the entry and uses or shares it according to the official rules and privacy policy.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
Definition of stores
Verb
  • The list ranges from honey and flowers to plywood and clothes.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • Ground clearance ranges from 220mm to 310mm, depending on specification, while the optional DiSus-P intelligent hydraulic suspension system increases its wading ability to 790mm.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of ranges
Noun
  • Some in anthropology take this further, describing houses and homes as social and symbolic spaces rather than merely physical structures.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Though California is home to some of the worst cities for first-time homebuyers, there are still houses for as low as $285,000.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of houses
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
Definition of morons

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