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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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
Nora Eckert, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
America is short by about 4 million homes needed to address the supply shortage and return housing to affordable levels in this country, according to Goldman Sachs Research.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The Southern Sierra has tracked close to average for this point in the season, while the Northern Sierra — which supplies a large share of the state’s water — has remained below normal.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The assistant could analyze a photo of a pallet of supplies, for example, and calculate the quantity that would fit in a truck.
—Nora Eckert, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
America is short by about 4 million homes needed to address the supply shortage and return housing to affordable levels in this country, according to Goldman Sachs Research.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
The plants are vital to supplying reliable and affordable electricity, and Colorado can still meet its requirements to reduce haze while keeping them open, Western said.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The Southern Sierra has tracked close to average for this point in the season, while the Northern Sierra — which supplies a large share of the state’s water — has remained below normal.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supply
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The Big Ten’s seven-year deal, with Fox as the primary rights-holder that sub-licenses inventory to NBC and CBS, expires at the end of the decade.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The cost of buying a home in the US has surged in recent years, fueled by historically low inventory and mortgage rates above 6%.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Few authors are better equipped to address these questions than the Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard, who made a name for himself by alchemizing his private life into approximately 3,500 pages of literary voyeurism and stamping it with the name of Hitler’s manifesto.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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The property is equipped with a heating system.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The vast majority of these deaths are caused by illicit fentanyl which experts report is typically synthesized in Mexico from precursor chemicals provided by Chinese operatives and brought into the United States via vehicles passing through official ports of entry.—
Charles LeBaron,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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From 2018 to July 2024, Thola-Duran directed crime groups from Central and South America to travel to various parts of the United States to commit thefts, using cars provided by DPR, the indictment filed in Los Angeles federal court states.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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This bright and balanced prawn and pomelo salad is a staple in the repertoire of Luke Larsson, head chef at Khao Bird.—
Rebekah Evans,
TheWeek,
12 Jan. 2026
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In addition to leading his own bands, including RatDog and the Wolf Bros, Weir was involved in a series of projects that kept the repertoire alive.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
12 Jan. 2026
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Nor did their eyes shed tears over the burning library that raiders furnished with the ashes of seven thousand books, which the novelist Mamdouh Azzam had collected over fifty years inside his house in Suwayda.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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The ebb and flow that investors furnish by hatching rentals when demand for them is strong, then switching toward sales when buyers return, helps balance in the marketplace.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Historically, the water’s purity was singular, giving life to a watershed that flourished because of a unique paucity of nutrients, a situation that hindered the pursuit of any single species that would dominate the rest.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Utopia Bedding Quilted Comforter This Utopia Bedding comforter keeps my bed looking super fluffy and cloud-like and gives my bedroom an expensive look.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The aft deck is home to an expansive beach club with a huge pool, fold-down bulwarks, and a wide swim platform, giving seafarers a spacious oasis right by the water’s edge.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
12 Jan. 2026
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Interestingly the pool scene, where Kevin loses his dad’s massive swim trunks while bombing in the pool, was filmed at the Four Seasons Chicago – the Plaza Hotel doesn’t have an indoor pool.—
Adam Turner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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Fully Dedicated Bare Metal and Cloud-based Server Environments HostColor’s AI-ready Charlotte Dedicated Servers are single-tenant computing environments that can be provisioned on demand.—
Nia Bowers,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Jan. 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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“Supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supply. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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