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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
Rivian and its suppliers still apparently need to purchase the tooling necessary to manufacture and assemble these vehicles, too, the agreement shows.
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
State media reported steel, textiles and footwear manufacturers are facing rising input prices, while retailers say suppliers are seeking price increases or even pausing deliveries.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Just days after the I‑Team's February report, the federal government imposed a six‑month nationwide moratorium blocking Medicare enrollments for most new medical supply companies — a freeze intended to prevent high‑risk suppliers from entering the system as oversight tightens.
—Brian New, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
But Corbett doesn’t expect chipmakers to run out—suppliers are allowed to prioritize critical applications during a shortage, and helium will just be reallocated.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
The company is also working with suppliers to support emissions reductions in their own operations.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
Pua spoke to us as news emerged that one of the leading memory suppliers, SK Hynix, is already projecting the memory shortage will last four or five years, rather than merely two.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
And, as geopolitical competition intensifies around critical minerals, countries like Zimbabwe may gain leverage by positioning themselves as alternative suppliers in an industry still dominated by China.
—Ray Mwayera, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
In its brief, Microsoft also warned of significant costs for government suppliers to remove Anthropic software and that the uniqueness of Anthropic’s products may leave some with no alternatives.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
State media reported steel, textiles and footwear manufacturers are facing rising input prices, while retailers say suppliers are seeking price increases or even pausing deliveries.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Just days after the I‑Team's February report, the federal government imposed a six‑month nationwide moratorium blocking Medicare enrollments for most new medical supply companies — a freeze intended to prevent high‑risk suppliers from entering the system as oversight tightens.
—Brian New, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
But Corbett doesn’t expect chipmakers to run out—suppliers are allowed to prioritize critical applications during a shortage, and helium will just be reallocated.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
The company is also working with suppliers to support emissions reductions in their own operations.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
Pua spoke to us as news emerged that one of the leading memory suppliers, SK Hynix, is already projecting the memory shortage will last four or five years, rather than merely two.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
And, as geopolitical competition intensifies around critical minerals, countries like Zimbabwe may gain leverage by positioning themselves as alternative suppliers in an industry still dominated by China.
—Ray Mwayera, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
In its brief, Microsoft also warned of significant costs for government suppliers to remove Anthropic software and that the uniqueness of Anthropic’s products may leave some with no alternatives.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 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 22 Mar. 2026.
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