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

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stocks
Noun
But recent volatility in AI and chip stocks exposed funds like High-Flyer to sharp drawdowns. Anniek Bao,elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Investors don’t simply buy stocks after a bad jobs report or sell them on a hot inflation reading. Matt Egan, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stocks
Noun
  • Demographic experts are cautiously optimistic about the new scheme, which appears to offer more sustained and holistic support for families.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The gesture continues a pattern for Swift, who has a long history of quietly funding GoFundMe campaigns for fans and strangers facing medical emergencies, including past donations to families affected by natural disasters and accidents.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 29 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
  • One of the lineages appears to have interbred directly with Homo sapiens in Africa more than 50,000 years ago, while the other was an even older group that passed some of its DNA to humans indirectly through Denisovans.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In addition, the way in initial cases occurred in clusters within the market and the distribution of the earliest viral lineages, is consistent with the likelihood that several separate animal-to-human spillover events took place in late 2019.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The war, now stretching into its seventh month, has disrupted global energy supplies and sent shockwaves through global financial markets.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The 10-foot-tall model is available, while supplies last for $199 on the Samuel Adams website.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Russian Defense Ministry said that its forces overnight struck a warehouse in the Kyiv region that stores Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missiles and fuel for rocket boosters.
    Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces overnight struck a warehouse in the Kyiv region that stores Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missiles and fuel for rocket boosters.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • By the time Thursday wraps up, much of Northern California along the Coastal and Klamath ranges should expect at least a quarter inch, with lesser amounts in the Sacramento Valley.
    Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The MoMA Baggu collection collaboration retail ranges from $18 to $74.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Experimenting with narrative will continue across a number of Halloween Horror Nights houses.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • ProgCore Press is what happens when two fiercely independent creative houses decide to make some noise together.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Sep. 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 3 Sep. 2026.

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