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
Such a policy may also allow the city to compare supplier pricing against the current market, and require vendors to offer the most favorable pricing available to the city.
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City News Service, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
In the coming years, the role of the chemical supplier will shift, becoming more service-oriented and acting as a link between brands and manufacturers, supporting them with know-how and research through the transitions required by the market.
—Sj Studio, Footwear News, 15 Apr. 2026
The other men facilitated transactions between suppliers and customers, at times meeting directly with buyers to complete the drug sales, prosecutors said.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Despite the fact that Levi’s sources products from as many as 28 different countries and works with over 500 suppliers, their association with American culture has remained unchanged, Lu said.
—Jack Armstrong, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The company’s growing reliance on Chinese suppliers for robotics components further reinforces the strategic importance of the region.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Jamila Ismail and her husband created the recipe in the early ’90s, in partnership with the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America and restaurant supplier Olympia Foods.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
In Pennsylvania, water systems for Lititz Borough in Lancaster County and Hanover Borough in York County reported similar shortages in March involving other suppliers.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
Limited options The US is the world’s largest supplier of helium, followed by Qatar and Russia.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
City News Service, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
In the coming years, the role of the chemical supplier will shift, becoming more service-oriented and acting as a link between brands and manufacturers, supporting them with know-how and research through the transitions required by the market.
—Sj Studio, Footwear News, 15 Apr. 2026
The other men facilitated transactions between suppliers and customers, at times meeting directly with buyers to complete the drug sales, prosecutors said.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Despite the fact that Levi’s sources products from as many as 28 different countries and works with over 500 suppliers, their association with American culture has remained unchanged, Lu said.
—Jack Armstrong, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The company’s growing reliance on Chinese suppliers for robotics components further reinforces the strategic importance of the region.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Jamila Ismail and her husband created the recipe in the early ’90s, in partnership with the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America and restaurant supplier Olympia Foods.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
In Pennsylvania, water systems for Lititz Borough in Lancaster County and Hanover Borough in York County reported similar shortages in March involving other suppliers.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
Limited options The US is the world’s largest supplier of helium, followed by Qatar and Russia.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplier
distributor
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The family of 17-year-old Larissa Nicole Rodriguez, a high school student in Weslaco, Texas, is suing Glazer’s Beer and Beverage and Glazer’s Beer and Beverage of Texas, a distributor of Alani Nu energy drinks.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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The family of a 17-year-old Texas cheerleader has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a distributor of a popular energy drink, saying the teenager died from an enlarged heart caused by ingesting large amounts of caffeine.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Supplier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplier. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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