as in inventories
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the supply of parents willing to coach youth soccer seems to be shrinking
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as in equips
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
be sure to pack your own towels in case the hostel doesn't supply them
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as in provides
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
the stable will supply safety helmets, but we need to bring our own riding boots
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Recent Examples of supplies
Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The flights could have been carrying relief supplies.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Even logistics units can score by using autonomous vehicles to deliver supplies instead of humans.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Volunteers and supplies are pushing west to help people and start to heal the vital economic lifelines of tourism and agriculture.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
While aid entering Gaza has increased since the cease-fire, we are still prevented from bringing in sufficient levels of assistance and the full range of necessary supplies.
—Catherine Russell, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Over the past year, Ukraine dispatched thousands of wheeled ground robots to its frontline military units to help deliver supplies, evacuate the wounded and, in some cases, attack the intruding Russians troops and push them out without risking the lives of Ukrainian soldiers.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Relief teams have pre-positioned shelter kits, hygiene supplies, tarps, and water in schools, churches, and community centers.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Sacramento Food Bank supplies about 200 hunger relief partners across the county.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Lukoil supplies oil to Hungary and Slovakia, as well as to Turkey’s STAR refinery, which is owned by Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR and depends heavily on Russian crude.
—CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Your Heart Health May Improve Every whole food that promotes sulforaphane production naturally supplies nutrients that support heart health.
—Anthea Levi, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
Don't be the house that supplies the candy everyone hates and leaves at the bottom of their pail.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
This question supplies the premise of A House of Dynamite, a new military-industrial thriller from The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty director Kathryn Bigelow now streaming on Netflix, which been lauded by critics since its Venice Film Festival premiere.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Novelis also supplies Toyota, Hyundai and Stellantis.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
This supplies a comparative advantage given that open teams need to qualify for a limited number of slots.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
The offer is redeemable in-restaurant at participating locations, while supplies last, and online via the Pizza Hut app or website.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The flights could have been carrying relief supplies.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Even logistics units can score by using autonomous vehicles to deliver supplies instead of humans.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Volunteers and supplies are pushing west to help people and start to heal the vital economic lifelines of tourism and agriculture.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
While aid entering Gaza has increased since the cease-fire, we are still prevented from bringing in sufficient levels of assistance and the full range of necessary supplies.
—Catherine Russell, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Over the past year, Ukraine dispatched thousands of wheeled ground robots to its frontline military units to help deliver supplies, evacuate the wounded and, in some cases, attack the intruding Russians troops and push them out without risking the lives of Ukrainian soldiers.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Relief teams have pre-positioned shelter kits, hygiene supplies, tarps, and water in schools, churches, and community centers.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
The monkeys were housed at the Tulane National Primate Research Center in New Orleans, which supplies primates to scientific research organizations.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Sacramento Food Bank supplies about 200 hunger relief partners across the county.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Lukoil supplies oil to Hungary and Slovakia, as well as to Turkey’s STAR refinery, which is owned by Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR and depends heavily on Russian crude.
—CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Your Heart Health May Improve Every whole food that promotes sulforaphane production naturally supplies nutrients that support heart health.
—Anthea Levi, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
Don't be the house that supplies the candy everyone hates and leaves at the bottom of their pail.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
This question supplies the premise of A House of Dynamite, a new military-industrial thriller from The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty director Kathryn Bigelow now streaming on Netflix, which been lauded by critics since its Venice Film Festival premiere.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Novelis also supplies Toyota, Hyundai and Stellantis.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
This supplies a comparative advantage given that open teams need to qualify for a limited number of slots.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplies
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Because newborn monkeys take a few years to reach the suitable age for experiments, facilities sometimes supplement their inventories.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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But estimates from the Federation of American Scientists show that Russia still leads in nuclear warhead inventories.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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William and Kate met with Chief Fire & Rescue Officer, Aidan Jennings, and learned how the college equips trainees with the necessary skills.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Williams’ background in urban planning and ecology also equips her to help clients restore the landscapes around their buildings, turning projects into regenerative spaces rather than scars on the land.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The program provides as much as $298 monthly for a single person to $1,756 for a family of eight.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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The company has previously said that producing in the Asian nation provides a 25-percent cost advantage when stacked against its production efforts in the Central America region.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Sarah Moore, executive director of the Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition, questioned the legality of using American Rescue Plan Act funds for the project.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Republican leads in fundraising for citywide race No candidate came close to bringing in as much campaign funds as Peacock in the at-large council race.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
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The civil-rights movement, which Williams so pointedly admires, furnishes an excellent example of this.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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To that end, the university’s Basic Needs Services office, which furnishes a variety of programs and support to help Titans experiencing unforeseen financial hardship, is offering Financial Wellness Peer Mentoring.—
Contributing Writer,
Orange County Register,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement Back at the bookstore, the hilarity gives way to a confrontation that shakes Lee to his core.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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At least setting up for the party gives the crew something else to do besides dressing the women’s wounds and blow-drying their hair.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And while most folks have a go-to recipe for peach or blackberry pie, a fig one may not be in their repertoires.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Inside, the wasp provisions its offspring with paralyzed spiders or insects.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Supplies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplies. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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