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
Osmary Hernández,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
An economist that the city hired estimates that the tax increase will add $500 to $650 annually in taxes for the average family of four, despite the sales tax not being applied to groceries or medical supplies.
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Steve Large,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
So the place is half-flooded, there’s barely enough money on hand to operate, and food supplies are minimal.
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Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The campaign has choked Russian fuel supplies and military deliveries, stalling Russia's efforts on the battlefield, Western officials and analysts say, and heaped pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
The offer is available in stores and on the Good Times app, while supplies last.
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Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Bend and Redmond, the basin’s two largest cities, are facing uncertain future supplies; during the drought of 2022, COID diverted over 12 times more water than both cities combined, with their then roughly 132,000 total residents.
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Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
It was started by David Steel’s parents, Bob and Ettie Steel, as a Christian bookstore and church supplies store in the Iowa Quad Cities in 1973.
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Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!
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Kathleen Saxe,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
ABC News,
27 June 2026
Under a country club contract signed in 1988, the district supplies the club with reclaimed water from its sewage plant to irrigate its two golf courses, the report said.
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Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
The Gulf states are home to several million Indian and Pakistani expatriates, and the region supplies much of the oil and gas on which both nations depend.
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Michael Kugelman,
Time,
26 June 2026
The terminal now supplies its neighbors.
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Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Soul Coughing bassist Sebastian Steinberg contributes upright bass, Rob Moose supplies string arrangements, Caroline Shaw handles vocal arrangements and harmonies, and Blake Mills, Christian Lee Hutson, Marshall Vore and Nate Walcott all make appearances.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
25 June 2026
Renewable energy – primarily wind, solar and hydro powers – supplies about 27%, natural gas, 26%, and nuclear, 15%.
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Alexa St. John,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Renewable energy – primarily wind, solar and hydro powers – supplies about 27%, natural gas, 26%, and nuclear, 15%.
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Alexa St. John,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
The National Eagle Repository supplies eagle parts to Native Americans and Alaska Natives, as eagle feathers have been used for religious and cultural purposes for hundreds of years.
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Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Noun
In the next few days, Raikes said IRC teams will focus on getting basic necessities like food, water and shelter to those who need it, and to deliver medical supplies to health services.
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Osmary Hernández,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
An economist that the city hired estimates that the tax increase will add $500 to $650 annually in taxes for the average family of four, despite the sales tax not being applied to groceries or medical supplies.
—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
So the place is half-flooded, there’s barely enough money on hand to operate, and food supplies are minimal.
—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The campaign has choked Russian fuel supplies and military deliveries, stalling Russia's efforts on the battlefield, Western officials and analysts say, and heaped pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
The offer is available in stores and on the Good Times app, while supplies last.
—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Bend and Redmond, the basin’s two largest cities, are facing uncertain future supplies; during the drought of 2022, COID diverted over 12 times more water than both cities combined, with their then roughly 132,000 total residents.
—
Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
It was started by David Steel’s parents, Bob and Ettie Steel, as a Christian bookstore and church supplies store in the Iowa Quad Cities in 1973.
—
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!
—
Kathleen Saxe,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Verb
Ukraine's state security service said Saturday morning that Ukrainian forces also struck an oil pumping facility in Russia’s Vladimir region that supplies fuel to Moscow, for the second time this month.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
Under a country club contract signed in 1988, the district supplies the club with reclaimed water from its sewage plant to irrigate its two golf courses, the report said.
—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
The Gulf states are home to several million Indian and Pakistani expatriates, and the region supplies much of the oil and gas on which both nations depend.
—
Michael Kugelman,
Time,
26 June 2026
The terminal now supplies its neighbors.
—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Soul Coughing bassist Sebastian Steinberg contributes upright bass, Rob Moose supplies string arrangements, Caroline Shaw handles vocal arrangements and harmonies, and Blake Mills, Christian Lee Hutson, Marshall Vore and Nate Walcott all make appearances.
—
Spin Staff,
SPIN,
25 June 2026
Renewable energy – primarily wind, solar and hydro powers – supplies about 27%, natural gas, 26%, and nuclear, 15%.
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Alexa St. John,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Renewable energy – primarily wind, solar and hydro powers – supplies about 27%, natural gas, 26%, and nuclear, 15%.
—
Alexa St. John,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
The National Eagle Repository supplies eagle parts to Native Americans and Alaska Natives, as eagle feathers have been used for religious and cultural purposes for hundreds of years.
—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplies
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That’s why economists look beyond new orders and compare them with shipments, inventories, and backlogs.
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Meanwhile, China and other countries that dug deep into their inventories will probably want to replenish them, Oxley noted.
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AerAware departs from traditional head-up displays and instead equips both pilots with a dual wearable system that delivers the same information to each cockpit seat.
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Whether your 9-to-5 job involves a rare combination of manual record keeping and precarious wilderness travel, or your idea of outdoor recreation includes journaling your day while remaining at the ready for whatever nature hurls at you, the all-new Pen-metheus equips you for it all.
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Credo Technology Credo Technology (CRDO) provides high-speed connectivity solutions for AI data centers.
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Plus, the 100 percent cotton fabric provides cooling comfort and airflow, while remaining luxuriously soft and cozy.
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Assuming the company meets the requirements, index-tracking funds and other product sponsors would begin purchasing shares after the market closes on July 6, with SpaceX officially joining the Nasdaq-100 before trading begins on July 7.
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But months later, Feldstein Soto’s office still hasn’t executed the contracts, frustrating tenants rights advocates and the nonprofits, which are struggling to pay their staff without the funds from the city.
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The agency furnishes those six apartments and provides dishes and other essentials.
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The identification of that fake photo now furnishes an alibi for those who want to deny the real bombing.
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The twisting barrel easily clamps to hair (without pulling) and gives you long-lasting curls for up to two days.
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What gives these companies confidence that non-invasive approaches to telepathy will prove viable, when this has never before been possible?
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Learning a dozen-plus pitchers, getting a grasp on their repertoires, determining how they can best be handled and what makes each tick was a challenge, along with understanding how the Rays do things.
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This is about the leap toward specificity, to diving below the surface of the most broadly appealing, easy-to-synthesize dishes — the ones, from any nation’s cuisine, that rarely make their way into restaurant repertoires.
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For example, the female carpenter bee provisions her nest with nectar and pollen, lays the eggs, and then the eggs hatch in late summer to fall.
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Inside, the wasp provisions its offspring with paralyzed spiders or insects.
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“Supplies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplies. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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