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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
Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The industry is currently burdened with huge inventories of unsold new houses and empty new apartments, which are offered at what many see as inflated prices.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2025, firms buffered costs with existing contracts and inventories.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
As import volumes are expected to decline, inventories are in a healthy position and tariff uncertainty has eased allowing for more normal ordering patterns.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2025
As Reuters explains, the companies' lending arms would buy EVs from dealers' inventories, apply for the $7,500 credit, and then apply that money to a customer's lease term.
—PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
In the third quarter, signs of business recovery were particularly evident in the key North American market, which had grappled with factors including excess inventories and model transitions that weighed on volumes and market shares in previous quarters.
—Reuters, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Eventually, inventories backed up and then traffic slowed.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Buyers have especially faced more supply-side concerns through 2026 as inventories have slowly thinned out, the analyst noted.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
Price spikes in everyday goods can foreshadow broader slowdowns, as households pull back spending on non-essentials and retailers adjust inventories.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The industry is currently burdened with huge inventories of unsold new houses and empty new apartments, which are offered at what many see as inflated prices.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2025, firms buffered costs with existing contracts and inventories.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
As import volumes are expected to decline, inventories are in a healthy position and tariff uncertainty has eased allowing for more normal ordering patterns.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2025
As Reuters explains, the companies' lending arms would buy EVs from dealers' inventories, apply for the $7,500 credit, and then apply that money to a customer's lease term.
—PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
In the third quarter, signs of business recovery were particularly evident in the key North American market, which had grappled with factors including excess inventories and model transitions that weighed on volumes and market shares in previous quarters.
—Reuters, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Eventually, inventories backed up and then traffic slowed.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Buyers have especially faced more supply-side concerns through 2026 as inventories have slowly thinned out, the analyst noted.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventories
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Towns stretching out northwest from Pamukkale along a geological fault line tap into increasingly hotter supplies of steam and water surging up from underground.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Over the past year, Ukraine dispatched thousands of wheeled ground robots to its frontline military units to help deliver supplies, evacuate the wounded and, in some cases, attack the intruding Russians troops and push them out without risking the lives of Ukrainian soldiers.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Chegg also sued Google in February, arguing that AI summaries of search results have hurt its traffic and sales.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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Wikipedia lists 101 college football rivalry games that include some kind of trophy.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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SeatGeek, another resale ticket site, lists upper level seats for $189 and lower level seats for $112.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Inventories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventories. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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