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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 suppliers
Over the past year, a few of her suppliers raised prices due to tariffs.
—
Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
The Foodbuy network of suppliers and distributors allows operators to be nimble, leveraging their long-standing connections.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Rio Tinto, with smelters in Canada and Australia, is one of the world's major aluminum suppliers.
—CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Looking further ahead, as the plants near opening, Micron suppliers and contractors are leasing space to prepare for operations.
—Mark Dee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
While microgrids were in operation in commercial and industrial settings, regulation meant that tenants living in apartments were restricted in their ability to switch energy suppliers.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Like other hardware manufacturers, Apple is contending with surging memory-chip prices — a problem stemming in part from suppliers prioritizing lucrative artificial intelligence data centers over consumer applications.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Think of products made of many materials — like a bike or a coffee maker — with parts made by different suppliers, which all contributed to tariff fees.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026
For the first time, the foundation also released the names of some 400 businesses that took part in the project, from construction and design firms to curators, artists, acoustic consultants, stone suppliers and landscapers.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
The Foodbuy network of suppliers and distributors allows operators to be nimble, leveraging their long-standing connections.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Rio Tinto, with smelters in Canada and Australia, is one of the world's major aluminum suppliers.
—CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Looking further ahead, as the plants near opening, Micron suppliers and contractors are leasing space to prepare for operations.
—Mark Dee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
While microgrids were in operation in commercial and industrial settings, regulation meant that tenants living in apartments were restricted in their ability to switch energy suppliers.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Like other hardware manufacturers, Apple is contending with surging memory-chip prices — a problem stemming in part from suppliers prioritizing lucrative artificial intelligence data centers over consumer applications.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Think of products made of many materials — like a bike or a coffee maker — with parts made by different suppliers, which all contributed to tariff fees.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026
For the first time, the foundation also released the names of some 400 businesses that took part in the project, from construction and design firms to curators, artists, acoustic consultants, stone suppliers and landscapers.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppliers
distributors
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Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Suppliers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppliers. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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