as in distributor
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
Major oil exporters outside of the Middle East have been lifted by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with some looking to position themselves as reliable suppliers in a world desperate for energy.
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Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Leading suppliers are expecting shortages to last until at least 2030, so prices aren't going anywhere but up.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Corus Entertainment, a major buyer of American series from major Hollywood studio suppliers, has moved a step closer to completing a recapitalization plan to stay in business.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Businesses also have to weigh the risk that a supplier will take advantage of them, using leverage to exact higher payments over time, against concerns that building the capability in-house can be done at the right quality, quantity, cost, and time frame.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Russia remains a key arms supplier, though Hanoi is seeking to diversify.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Denis Colban, Jean-Claude and Anne-Marie’s father, was a fabric supplier who bought the company from Charvet’s descendants in the mid-1960s.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026
Musk expressed gratitude for Samsung and other chip suppliers but explained his reasoning for the Terafab project.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
At the end of 2024, the Food and Drug Administration had halted shipments from a major supplier of fecal transplant material, a national stool bank called OpenBiome.
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Leading suppliers are expecting shortages to last until at least 2030, so prices aren't going anywhere but up.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Corus Entertainment, a major buyer of American series from major Hollywood studio suppliers, has moved a step closer to completing a recapitalization plan to stay in business.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Businesses also have to weigh the risk that a supplier will take advantage of them, using leverage to exact higher payments over time, against concerns that building the capability in-house can be done at the right quality, quantity, cost, and time frame.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Russia remains a key arms supplier, though Hanoi is seeking to diversify.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Denis Colban, Jean-Claude and Anne-Marie’s father, was a fabric supplier who bought the company from Charvet’s descendants in the mid-1960s.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026
Musk expressed gratitude for Samsung and other chip suppliers but explained his reasoning for the Terafab project.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
At the end of 2024, the Food and Drug Administration had halted shipments from a major supplier of fecal transplant material, a national stool bank called OpenBiome.
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplier
distributor
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Meanwhile, the distributor and its finance company are still trying to resolve their finances through a civil lawsuit filed the year the deal went south.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Jónsdóttir became the the distributor in the 32nd minute, finding an unmarked Gisele Thompson to double the lead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Supplier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplier. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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