as in distributors
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
The utility pointed customers to education, energy‑saving tools and shopping for competitive suppliers as ways to manage rising costs.
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Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Customers don’t behave like forecast assumptions, suppliers miss deliveries, equipment breaks, staffing issues happen.
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Lela London,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Unitree, based in Hangzhou, shipped more than five thousand of its G1 humanoids last year, making the company one of the world’s leading suppliers.
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Stephen Witt,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Organic seeds and seeds from smaller suppliers cost more than seeds sold at chain stores.
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Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
29 June 2026
Bare root plants can be held by suppliers in coolers to extend the planting window, but summer is not a good time to install them.
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Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
The surge is creating nationwide shortages, with some suppliers sold out for the latter half of the year, according to a USDA report from late April.
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Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
With over 112,000 suppliers active in more than 80 countries, the same product category can have completely different hotspots depending on how and where it is made.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Over the years, the chip supply chain has become highly specialized, and only three suppliers currently make the memory chips Apple uses.
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Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Customers don’t behave like forecast assumptions, suppliers miss deliveries, equipment breaks, staffing issues happen.
—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Unitree, based in Hangzhou, shipped more than five thousand of its G1 humanoids last year, making the company one of the world’s leading suppliers.
—
Stephen Witt,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Organic seeds and seeds from smaller suppliers cost more than seeds sold at chain stores.
—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
29 June 2026
Bare root plants can be held by suppliers in coolers to extend the planting window, but summer is not a good time to install them.
—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
The surge is creating nationwide shortages, with some suppliers sold out for the latter half of the year, according to a USDA report from late April.
—
Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
With over 112,000 suppliers active in more than 80 countries, the same product category can have completely different hotspots depending on how and where it is made.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Over the years, the chip supply chain has become highly specialized, and only three suppliers currently make the memory chips Apple uses.
—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppliers
distributors
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Despite the cool reception from distributors, the pair haven’t given up, and still plan on shopping their movie to either a streamer or theatrical distributor.
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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.
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“Suppliers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppliers. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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