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noun

Definition of supplynext
as in inventory
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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verb

sə-ˈplī How to pronounce supply (audio)
1
as in to equip
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 to provide
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 supply
Noun
And with that supply, the kitchen team creatively puts together a variety of culinary experiences. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026 Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Oil prices were little changed Wednesday as worries over Middle East supply disruptions keep the market on edge, with attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz and Saudi energy facilities denting sentiment. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
Chrys Carvajal Photo supplied to CBS In July 2024, Joseph Matos and Gary Roberson were indicted on racketeering charges in connection with his death. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Heffers supplied libraries and established reading clubs, Blackwell’s undertook the difficult and laborious task of sending books to POWs during the Second World War. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supply
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supply
  1. inventory
  2. equip
  3. provide
  4. repertoire
  5. furnish
  6. give
  7. pool
  8. provision
Noun
  • Eateries, stores and other businesses that received the oysters should check their inventory and ensure the affected products are no longer sold or served.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • More positively, Netflix should benefit from more sports inventory this year, in addition to efforts to bundle its offerings with those of other streaming services.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of inventory
Verb
  • Starship and Orion will dock as part of Artemis III but the SpaceX vehicle won't be equipped with a crew cabin for the mission's astronauts to enter.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Pressure is something Kessler feels equipped to handle, even while acknowledging that the stakes are high and that all the noise about the high price the team paid to acquire him only increased the volume.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of equip
Verb
  • Social media videos of him hitting tennis balls and baseballs while listing his policy proposals have provided a font of online mockery.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Paris police said one person died of a heart attack, without providing details.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of provide
Noun
  • Until 1989’s Playing With Fire drew more attention to Spacemen 3’s repertoire, Loop looked set for the longer career.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Its frothy, pastel hues and single moment of contrived levity (when one dance claims a trumpet solo for a joke about jamming her toe) is one of those quintessential examples of Balanchine’s repertoire showing its age.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of repertoire
Verb
  • Shown incomplete, it will be furnished with a bed that doubles as a daybed, since there's no room for a separate sofa.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Costs would cover the design, construction, furnishing and equipping of the facility.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of furnish
Verb
  • The prince didn’t have any luck in blocking Kelce, which comes as little surprise given the Chiefs star knows how to avoid defensive players.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • This year, the company completed its purchase of Hot Topic, BoxLunch and Her Universe from Sycamore Partners, giving it more than 3,000 stores across North America.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of give
Noun
  • Lower courts had dismissed the case because Asian American students were not underrepresented at the magnet schools compared with the pool of students that applied.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • As adoption widens, so does the pool of users for whom this is genuinely risky.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of pool
Verb
  • The question no longer would be simply what provisions a union can persuade a school to accept, but what provisions an outside arbitration panel could compel it to accept.
    — Mailee Smith, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • An essential state role, parallel to provisioning basic services like education and healthcare, is endowing a wide open aesthetic field of form and meaning and collective sensibility.
    — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
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