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
Pegasus Tech Ventures and AISIN Corporation (a Japanese automotive supplier with ~120,000 employees across 20+ countries) expanded their Corporate Venture Capital fund to $100 million in February 2026, extending a partnership that began in 2018.
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Anis Uzzaman, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Calhoun, following its settlement with the Southern Environmental Law Center and Demonbreun-Chapman’s group, turned around and sued carpet manufacturers and their chemical suppliers in 2024, as did Dalton.
—Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026
Using a block buy scheme will allow CLPS providers to place longer-term orders for parts from their suppliers.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
For brands, that also narrows the supplier pool.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
South Africa’s Competition Commission on Monday accused MultiChoice and Altech, its set-top box supplier, of reaching an arrangement under which the latter would stay out of the pay TV market.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
Some things come from Italian suppliers.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Meanwhile, raw ube prices have risen about 38% compared with two years ago, Basatan said, and last year the supplier was only able to deliver half her usual order, about 3,000 kilograms.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
The top California gasoline suppliers by far are South Korea, the Bahamas and India.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Anis Uzzaman, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Calhoun, following its settlement with the Southern Environmental Law Center and Demonbreun-Chapman’s group, turned around and sued carpet manufacturers and their chemical suppliers in 2024, as did Dalton.
—Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026
Using a block buy scheme will allow CLPS providers to place longer-term orders for parts from their suppliers.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
For brands, that also narrows the supplier pool.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
South Africa’s Competition Commission on Monday accused MultiChoice and Altech, its set-top box supplier, of reaching an arrangement under which the latter would stay out of the pay TV market.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
Some things come from Italian suppliers.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Meanwhile, raw ube prices have risen about 38% compared with two years ago, Basatan said, and last year the supplier was only able to deliver half her usual order, about 3,000 kilograms.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
The top California gasoline suppliers by far are South Korea, the Bahamas and India.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplier
distributor
Noun
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The venue was able to procure suppliers through its distributor.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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Over time, Netflix moved from distributor to platform to studio.—
Paul Hardart,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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“Supplier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplier. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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