supplies 1 of 2

plural of supply
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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supplies

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of supply

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Recent Examples of supplies
Noun
About 7% of global energy supplies and around 12% to 15% of all global shipping transit the strait. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 Regardless, any diplomatic efforts that pause the fighting and release the choke hold on global energy supplies are just the beginning. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 The company also sees a role for the system in cargo drones carrying supplies where conventional logistics may be difficult. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026 These major metropolitan areas have strong housing markets, with droves of wealthier buyers keeping housing supplies in those areas low. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 The bathroom on the third floor wasn’t getting cleaned because the cleaning supplies were distributed across the basement, first, and second floors. — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 26 Sep. 2026 Kaamil Alli, spokesman for the country’s trade minister, said South African officials were holding discussions with US companies interested in securing critical mineral supplies. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026 But supplies of Gulf energy to the West are now looking much more precarious. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 Sep. 2026 Macron also said that Sunday’s talks are part of broader efforts to help France secure oil and gas supplies as the Iran war disrupts global energy markets and raises fears of higher prices for fuel and other essentials. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
As the company explains, ANYbotics supplies the autonomous mobile robot, LEGIC provides the secure digital credential technology, and dormakaba handles access management and door automation. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026 The data may tell most of the story, but the person often supplies the rest. — Sunil Padiyar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Her organization supplies useful trees, restores degraded land while improving biodiversity. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 Registered dietitians say the leafy green primes the gut, eases bloating and supplies nutrients tied to bone density and gut health. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026 Ancient mythology supplies the characters; Victorian adornment supplies some of the collection’s more curious accessories, including pill pendants, potion vials and keepsake holders. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 Driving through the town at daybreak, the groups of men in protective uniforms and convoys of long haul trucks point to the massive economic contribution of the mine to a community Valterra estimates supplies 70% of the plant’s workforce. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Bay Village supplies shops to stock up on boards and wetsuits as well as swimsuits, sunscreen, and souvenir T-shirts. — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026 On Lanai, one of Hawaii's smallest main islands, storm damage rendered a harbor that supplies much of the food and fuel to its 3,300 residents inoperable. — Gene Johnson, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplies
Noun
  • Emergency inventories, meanwhile, have reached dangerously low levels and have not been replenished.
    — RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Blanch estimates at least 350 million barrels have disappeared from the global above-ground oil inventories since levels peaked in March.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Helping kids solve problems and manage big feelings equips them to thrive in relationships and life.
    — Amy Morin, Parents, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Meals are prepared on the kitchen block just to the right of the entryway, which equips adventurers with a dual-burner induction cooktop, sink and worktop.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Five original murals by Naples artist Janine Wesselmann celebrate the city's social traditions, while a baby grand piano provides the soundtrack most evenings beneath gilded ceilings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Nvidia’s Open Agent Safety Platform, launched on Monday, provides a containment system that only allows access to things an agent needs to do its job.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The settlements allowing federal authorities to recoup the funds helped resolve allegations that several companies made false certifications on their PPP loan and forgiveness applications.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Ninety percent of the revenue would fund healthcare programs, and the remaining funds would be spent on education programs and food assistance.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The agency furnishes those six apartments and provides dishes and other essentials.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The identification of that fake photo now furnishes an alibi for those who want to deny the real bombing.
    — Mahsa Alimardani, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That behavior gives engineers a way to control how a material stores and releases electrical energy.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Most of those steps have been blocked by various courts, in part because the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, but provides no such power to the president.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • By separating skill acquisition from task specification, BeyondMimic provides a route toward humanoid robots that can learn large repertoires of human movement and recombine those skills to handle new situations without task-specific retraining.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Over the ensuing decades, the young nation incorporated the musical repertoires, instruments and expressions of immigrants from various European and African groups.
    — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • 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.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
  • 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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