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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
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026 There’s a whole trove of vintage in Abask’s digital inventory, which includes rare designer finds, handmade one-of-ones, and other unsurprisingly upscale home goods. —Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026 The brief hearing should include testimony from an Altoona police officer about the department’s procedures for securing, safeguarding and inventorying the personal property of a person arrested in a public place, the judge said. —Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inventory
Noun
Clear bins make that inventory visible at a glance, which saves money and keeps cabinets from overflowing. —Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026 There’s a whole trove of vintage in Abask’s digital inventory, which includes rare designer finds, handmade one-of-ones, and other unsurprisingly upscale home goods. —Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
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Barrett said both the FBI and Clerk of Courts Che' Alexander were filming the process of inventorying the boxes for chain-of-custody purposes. —Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026 The brief hearing should include testimony from an Altoona police officer about the department’s procedures for securing, safeguarding and inventorying the personal property of a person arrested in a public place, the judge said. —Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inventory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventory
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More than 500 million barrels of crude and condensate have been knocked out of the global market — the largest energy supply disruption in modern history, according to Kpler data.— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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Even at home, streaming has expanded the 420-adjacent possibilities, offering an endless supply of online programming explicitly curated for viewers to get stoned to.— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
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The summary is usually ready within seconds after the appointment ends.— Katherine Ruppelt, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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Check out your summary of benefits for more details.— Jackie Fortiér, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
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Chicago police continue to list the case as active — but no suspects have been named, no arrests have been made and a $68,000 reward is still being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction, per FOX32 Chicago.— Aya Al-Hakim, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Both companies will be listed on the London Stock Exchange.— Hugh Leask,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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This is about the leap toward specificity, to diving below the surface of the most broadly appealing, easy-to-synthesize dishes — the ones, from any nation’s cuisine, that rarely make their way into restaurant repertoires.— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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Extreme violence is now a large part of this repertoire of arbitrariness.— Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
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Picked you as an outline and then fictionalized from there.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
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Members of the group assigned themselves various social studies courses to rework with just one week to complete the detailed outlines of dates, events and names that should be taught.— Isaac Yu, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
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In recent hearings and again Friday, pool cameras for the media were stationed at the rear of the courtroom, behind Robinson.— Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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The two kids search for his dad’s pool, and Bluey drops Winton from the sky into the deep end.— Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
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Three analysts have a buy rating on TC Energy, while two have a hold on the stock and one has an underperform rating on it, LSEG data shows.— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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Airline stocks had flown higher last week following a report saying United wanted to combine with its rival.— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Inventory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/inventory. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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