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
Helen Regan, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
Nick Engen and Taylor Calmus CBS To help encourage fathers navigating similar experiences, Taylor Calmus, creator of the popular online Dude Dad brand, visited the NICU ahead of Father's Day to surprise Engen and other dads with gift bags filled with supplies.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 20 June 2026
Amirhosein Khorgooi | Reuters Early signs that the Strait of Hormuz is reopening have eased the most acute threat to global energy supplies, but economic damages from the nearly four months of war will take months to unwind, analysts warned.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 June 2026
Later this year, the drones will be carrying medical supplies for the program’s first client, a hospital.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 19 June 2026
Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!
—Kathleen Saxe, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
The response so far remains more contained than in 2022 Russia-Ukraine crisis when disruptions to Russian gas supplies triggered a sharp surge in global coal demand.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
It's owned by Medline, a major medical-surgical products provider of equipment such as latex gloves, masks, surgical instruments and other medical supplies.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Getting Canadarm2 back online will be critical to berth some cargo ships at the space station, which carry food, equipment and other supplies to the astronauts, as well as to perform a share of maintenance on the orbiting complex.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 12 June 2026
Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 June 2026
East2West reported that the refinery supplies 40% of Moscow’s fuel market and 70% of the surrounding region’s gasoline and aviation fuel needs.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
To finance his bodybuilding pursuits, Eddie waits tables at a barbecue joint, where his co-worker Trig (Evan Hall) supplies him with performance-enhancing drugs.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Viva supplies content to premiere streamers like Disney+, HBO, Hulu, Amazon, Peacock and others.
—Karen Idelson, Variety, 16 June 2026
Now’s your chance to snag a deal on this outdoor loveseat set that supplies extra seating but won’t overwhelm smaller spaces.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026
OpenAI supplies the model and the orchestration.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Two other ships attacked by the US in the Gulf this week had Indian crew members on board — India supplies around 12% of the global merchant shipping workforce.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 11 June 2026
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory supplies numerical codes that map plasma behavior.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Noun
Road blockades have caused shortages of food, fuel and medical supplies in parts of the country and ground the economy to a halt over the past 50 days.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
Nick Engen and Taylor Calmus CBS To help encourage fathers navigating similar experiences, Taylor Calmus, creator of the popular online Dude Dad brand, visited the NICU ahead of Father's Day to surprise Engen and other dads with gift bags filled with supplies.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 20 June 2026
Amirhosein Khorgooi | Reuters Early signs that the Strait of Hormuz is reopening have eased the most acute threat to global energy supplies, but economic damages from the nearly four months of war will take months to unwind, analysts warned.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 June 2026
Later this year, the drones will be carrying medical supplies for the program’s first client, a hospital.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 19 June 2026
Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!
—Kathleen Saxe, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
The response so far remains more contained than in 2022 Russia-Ukraine crisis when disruptions to Russian gas supplies triggered a sharp surge in global coal demand.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
It's owned by Medline, a major medical-surgical products provider of equipment such as latex gloves, masks, surgical instruments and other medical supplies.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Getting Canadarm2 back online will be critical to berth some cargo ships at the space station, which carry food, equipment and other supplies to the astronauts, as well as to perform a share of maintenance on the orbiting complex.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
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
East2West reported that the refinery supplies 40% of Moscow’s fuel market and 70% of the surrounding region’s gasoline and aviation fuel needs.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
To finance his bodybuilding pursuits, Eddie waits tables at a barbecue joint, where his co-worker Trig (Evan Hall) supplies him with performance-enhancing drugs.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Viva supplies content to premiere streamers like Disney+, HBO, Hulu, Amazon, Peacock and others.
—Karen Idelson, Variety, 16 June 2026
Now’s your chance to snag a deal on this outdoor loveseat set that supplies extra seating but won’t overwhelm smaller spaces.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026
OpenAI supplies the model and the orchestration.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Two other ships attacked by the US in the Gulf this week had Indian crew members on board — India supplies around 12% of the global merchant shipping workforce.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 11 June 2026
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory supplies numerical codes that map plasma behavior.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplies
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Naval forces are increasingly looking for ways to defeat large numbers of drones without exhausting expensive missile inventories.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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And until supplies recover, global oil inventories will continue to remain under pressure.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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Skills enable individuals to meet today's expectations, while capability equips them to thrive amid tomorrow's uncertainties.—
Michael Edmondson,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The Emergency Medical Responder Course equips participants with foundational emergency medical knowledge and critical basic life-saving skills needed to respond at emergency scenes until advanced medical personnel arrive, the release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Under them, a chatbot must not be able to interact with someone under 18 unless it is programmed against encouraging self-destructive behavior and provides parents with tools to manage the child’s use.—
Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Palliative care, which provides medical and emotional support to patients at the end of their lives, is a relatively new concept, arising only in the 1960s.—
Sophie Neiman,
NPR,
20 June 2026
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Some of those leftover funds are now going towards wildfire mitigation projects.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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The Rule of 55 and 72(t) allows some Americans early access to their retrement funds, experts said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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The agency furnishes those six apartments and provides dishes and other essentials.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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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
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The twisting barrel easily clamps to hair (without pulling) and gives you long-lasting curls for up to two days.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
23 June 2026
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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?—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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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.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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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.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 Dec. 2025
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Inside, the wasp provisions its offspring with paralyzed spiders or insects.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Supplies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplies. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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