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as in supply
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 summary
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 to list
to make a list of
would you inventory the supplies in the back room?
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Recent Examples of inventory
Josef Adalian, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Under the new model, fee-paying students are guaranteed tickets to home volleyball, women's basketball and baseball games and a spot in a lottery for men's basketball and football home games if student ticket requests exceed the university's inventory.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2025
Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
Test Quantum-Resistant Algorithms Alongside Existing Systems Organizations should inventory their cryptographic assets and identify vulnerabilities.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The race is closer in demos, with Kimmel and Colbert trading leads throughout the year, but CBS has never sold much ad inventory based on demo ratings.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Under the new model, fee-paying students are guaranteed tickets to home volleyball, women's basketball and baseball games and a spot in a lottery for men's basketball and football home games if student ticket requests exceed the university's inventory.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2025
Verb
The best thing Americans can do in the near term to restore the health of civil-military relations is to inventory those norms and renew the commitment to upholding them.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
Test Quantum-Resistant Algorithms Alongside Existing Systems Organizations should inventory their cryptographic assets and identify vulnerabilities.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventory
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These solutions enabled companies to reduce lead times, decrease working capital requirements, and improve uptime by ensuring the availability of supply for critical parts. 2024: Strategic Necessity Achieved 2024 marked the inflection point at which AI became integral to supply chain resilience.—
Paul J. Noble,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Most large resorts have established hurricane protocols—including emergency generators, stocked supplies, and training to help guests shelter in place if needed.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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The event is expected to attract more than 1.2 million fans and tourists, according to an economic impact summary released by the NYNJ Host Committee—the local body organizing the games—Bloomberg reported.—
India Brown,
Robb Report,
22 July 2025
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Here's a summary: Tencent leads with 52 apps compatible.—
Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Evangeline Delgado, who is listed as the selling agent on the Zillow property listing, did not respond to a voicemail left on the phone number for her on the web page or to a contact form filled out by a reporter.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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The platform works with property owners to automate everything from listing properties and managing viewings to vetting tenants and coordinating maintenance, right down to scheduling a handyman or janitor.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Merrill Kelly Yankees, Cubs, Red Sox, Astros, Brewers, Blue Jays A very inexpensive (by comparison to others) and very capable, dependable starting pitcher, Kelly has an assortment of pitches in his repertoire that keep hitters off balance.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Founded in 1999, the website publishes reviews of new releases, re-releases, books, and concerts; articles on aspects of the recording business and the classical repertoire; and Hurwitz’s diatribes and panegyrics.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Items from China face a minimum tariff of thirty per cent, and that rate will surely go higher if the two sides can’t finalize a trade deal, the outlines of which were seemingly agreed upon in May.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Last night provided at least a skeleton of an outline of what that looks like.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Individuals will have access to a truly global pool of mentors, available on-demand for specific questions or challenges, particularly within rapidly evolving fields.—
David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Board member Cheryl Mayes led the selection committee, which narrowed the pool of more than 20 applicants to seven finalists before selecting Dakash, according to the announcement.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
15 July 2025
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Marlborough received $100,000 yearly plus $2.5 million in railroad stock, which would be around $3.2 million and $81 million today, respectively.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Much still needs doing before the Klamath once again regains its health and powers the salmon, steelhead and lamprey stocks in the Pacific.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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“Inventory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventory. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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