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a person or company that supplies goods or services
paper suppliers They are the biggest supplier of books in the area.
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Recent Examples of supplier
Few, aside from the largest suppliers, can afford air conditioning.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026
Three weeks after the war started, suppliers in China notified Aleni Brands that getting the materials already was costing them 10% to 15% more, Chief Executive Ricardo Venegas said.
—Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Three weeks after the war started, suppliers in China notified Aleni Brands that getting the materials already was costing them 10% to 15% more, CEO Ricardo Venegas said.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
That plant was an important supplier behind some of metro Denver’s most affordable new homes.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
General Motors has directed several thousand suppliers to scrub their supply chains of parts from China, according to Reuters, setting a deadline of 2027 for some of them.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Marvell is a key supplier for a range of Amazon's cloud infrastructure, delivering optical processors, retimers and other hardware.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Apple has so far insulated its products from price hikes, reportedly due to its long-standing relationship with suppliers.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Often, manufacturers, suppliers, importers, retailers and shoppers all absorb costs along the way.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026
Three weeks after the war started, suppliers in China notified Aleni Brands that getting the materials already was costing them 10% to 15% more, Chief Executive Ricardo Venegas said.
—Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Three weeks after the war started, suppliers in China notified Aleni Brands that getting the materials already was costing them 10% to 15% more, CEO Ricardo Venegas said.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
That plant was an important supplier behind some of metro Denver’s most affordable new homes.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
General Motors has directed several thousand suppliers to scrub their supply chains of parts from China, according to Reuters, setting a deadline of 2027 for some of them.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Marvell is a key supplier for a range of Amazon's cloud infrastructure, delivering optical processors, retimers and other hardware.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Apple has so far insulated its products from price hikes, reportedly due to its long-standing relationship with suppliers.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Often, manufacturers, suppliers, importers, retailers and shoppers all absorb costs along the way.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplier
distributor
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And the following age stats are a distributor’s are a dream come true, but rarely do.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Apr. 2026
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Panorama Studios has also entered a Malayalam co-production partnership with actor-producer Nivin Pauly, and struck distribution alliances with Century Films and overseas distributor Phars Film.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Supplier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplier. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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