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as in supplies
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the dealership has an unusually large inventory of pre-owned vehicles
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as in summaries
a short statement of the main points
offers an informative inventory of everything that is known about the virus at this time
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as in lists
to make a list of
would you inventory the supplies in the back room?
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Recent Examples of inventories
Reade Pickert Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026
Red Wolf is expected to be ready for initial operational fielding in 2026, according to industry reporting, as the Marine Corps and the Pentagon look to expand their inventories of affordable, long-range strike and sensing systems for a potential high-end conflict.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
The pause comes at a moment when bourbon makers are contending with swelling inventories, weakening sales and mounting uncertainty tied to international trade — all while producing a product that requires years of aging before it can be sold.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The third set included 67 PDF files, mostly inventories of photos found on CDs and DVDs and in scrapbooks.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Like the Global Port Tracker, Seroka attributed any potential declines to the high inventories retailers have accumulated throughout the country.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 17 Dec. 2025
Now, those inventories are depleting and new orders will be made that reflect higher tariffs on many goods imported into the United States.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
However, the analysts warned that low chip inventories could still cause disruptions in the near term.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Because newborn monkeys take a few years to reach the suitable age for experiments, facilities sometimes supplement their inventories.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
The decline in the measure reflected producers drawing down their raw materials inventories at the fastest rate since October 2024.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventories
Noun
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The food bank provides food and other supplies for the pets of senior citizens, low-income families, people with disabilities or terminal illnesses, veterans, and homeless community members.—
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When state media broadcasts funerals for fighters killed in Syria or Yemen while Iran’s hospitals lack basic supplies, the disconnect between rhetoric and reality becomes glaring.—
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Meeting summaries from the Danish Vaccine Council — an expert panel that advises Denmark on vaccine recommendations — from November, 2024 suggest growing interest in reassessing rotavirus, chickenpox and hepatitis B vaccinations.—
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Several Canadian viewers shared clips and summaries of the story on social media, and within hours, the videos went viral on platforms like Reddit and Bluesky.—
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One of the comments on Jessie James Decker’s video suggests rolling the cookies in shredded coconut, and my mom’s recipe also lists this as optional.—
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So far, the Abbey's official website lists the bell-ringing schedule for the first half of the year.—
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Some of it comes from being different ages, playing different instruments and different repertoires.—
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And while most folks have a go-to recipe for peach or blackberry pie, a fig one may not be in their repertoires.—
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“Inventories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventories. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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