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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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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Recent Examples of stocks
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Tech stocks fell Monday even as the US projected optimism about ongoing peace talks with Iran.
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Jake Angelo,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
On May 9, 1873—Black Friday—stocks collapsed, and fights broke out on the floor of the exchange, which was forced to close.
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John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
These stocks have yo-yoed in recent weeks, going from roaring to records to suddenly turning lower.
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Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
On Wall Street, stocks of companies with big fuel bills were instant winners.
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Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Recent weakness in the Magnificent 7 stocks now looks to be an opportunity for investors, given that US equity trends remain bullish in the near term, said Mark Newton, head of technical strategy at Fundstrat.
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Justina Lee,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Tech stocks fell Monday even as the US projected optimism about ongoing peace talks with Iran.
—
Jake Angelo,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
On May 9, 1873—Black Friday—stocks collapsed, and fights broke out on the floor of the exchange, which was forced to close.
—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
These stocks have yo-yoed in recent weeks, going from roaring to records to suddenly turning lower.
—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
On Wall Street, stocks of companies with big fuel bills were instant winners.
—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stocks
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Why money lessons matter before graduation Pimienta, a first-generation college student, said many families are still learning financial literacy on their own.
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Lots of Massachusetts families are like this, with fierce loyalty to either the Nantucket Sound or Cape Cod Bay sides of the Cape.
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No one is suggesting these idiots are more than a small minority of the golf fans who did show up at Bethpage Black, and then at Shinnecock Hills.
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Kids, let’s face it, are idiots by nature, and that’s not their fault.
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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.
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Here, however, entire evolutionary lineages may be emerging across archipelagos separated by distances that seem relatively minor on a map.
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The shipment includes emergency health kits for urgent medical care, including supplies for safe births, newborn care, disease prevention and treatment, according to the United Nations.
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At donation centers across Miami-Dade County, members of the Venezuelan community are collecting supplies for victims while anxiously waiting for news from home.
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The technology stores energy by compressing carbon dioxide using electricity from the grid and later expanding the gas through a turbine to generate power when needed.
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As of Tuesday morning, the fire at the Boyle Heights Storage Facility, which stores frozen food, is still ongoing, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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The gold Mega Ball ranges from 1 to 24.
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The park ranges from roughly 200 to 2,000 feet in elevation, so the outing can be a gentle walk or a seriously out-of-breath climb.
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Along the bay stood a long, busy waterfront, lined with warehouses, shops and trading houses.
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Such offenders will use all different ruses to distract the victim, such as claiming to be utility workers, tree trimmers, or handymen working on neighbors' houses.
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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.
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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.
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“Stocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stocks. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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