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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the bride comes from good stock
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as in idiot
a stupid person
just sat there like a stock, staring at me blankly whenever I asked him a question
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as in confidence
firm belief in the integrity, ability, effectiveness, or genuineness of someone or something
don't put any stock in her promises—she'll just tell you what she thinks you want to hear
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as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
his family is of mixed northern European stock
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as in supply
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the new study adds to the general stock of knowledge about genetic disorders
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as in conventional
accepted, used, or practiced by most people
the conversation became interesting once we got beyond the stock niceties and observations about the weather
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as in to store
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Recent Examples of stock
William Gavin, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
The campaign also calls for Tesla owners to sell their cars and investors to dump their stock, which suffered its biggest drop in five years last week.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 6 Aug. 2020
And the reassuringly stock characters require no special actorly finesse to bring to life.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020
David Prosser, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Full-sized toothpastes are stocked in select Sprinkles ATMs.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Tesla’s stock has sunk 38% year-to-date, first-quarter sales estimates have been lowered by several analysts, and the company was removed from an auto show over fears of a protest.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
The campaign also calls for Tesla owners to sell their cars and investors to dump their stock, which suffered its biggest drop in five years last week.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
That super-stock Dodge was, too.
—Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 6 Aug. 2020
And the reassuringly stock characters require no special actorly finesse to bring to life.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020
Verb
The company’s products are now stocked in a wide range of grocers and retailers, including M&S, Ocado, Co-op, Waitrose, Fortnum & Masons and Booths.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Full-sized toothpastes are stocked in select Sprinkles ATMs.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stock
Noun
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Walt Disney World is offering 50% off children’s tickets this summer, as part of a resort-wide focus on families with young kids.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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Mary Bowers, who was adopted by a family in Colorado in 1982, was still waiting for answers to many inconsistencies in her adoption papers.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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During a new episode of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s podcast that aired Tuesday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the reason the popularity of Democrats is plummeting is because of the loss of confidence among members of their own party.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Analyst Andres Sheppard cited several factors that give Cantor confidence in the company, including plans for autonomous rideshare services and humanoid robots.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The only reason to invoke such a power is to try to enable sweeping detentions and deportations of Venezuelans based on their ancestry, not on any gang activity that could be proved in immigration proceedings.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Chip Lupo, a WalletHub analyst, said that St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated by millions of Americans regardless of their ancestry.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
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The addition of dozens of games for broadcast TV increases supply in the market at a time when demand for linear TV is waning — a problem the NFL has faced in the recent past.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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The company is cutting back supply on its classic sneaker lines Air Force 1 and Pegasus to try to juice demand and sell these sneakers at full prices.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Water Conservation: Unlike conventional farming, where excessive water use leads to runoff and waste, Oishii’s system recycles a whopping 95% of its water.—
Chrissy Tracey,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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All of the candidates realize this and most are promising more cops, more law and order, and a handful of conventional ideas to make the city less expensive.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Wise minds inside any presidential administration would quickly sell every barrel of oil presently stored in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Most of that ends up in the Wayback Machine, while the rest is digitized analog media — books, television, radio, academic papers — scanned and stored on servers.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Infinity is available at Telfar’s SoHo shop and website with prices ranging from $190-$485.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, credit card processing fees typically range between 1.5% and 3.5% per transaction, creating much unwanted friction.—
Raymond Qu,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fauna, which is filled with beautiful tilework and flooded with daytime light, is meant to evoke the style and casual warmth of a Catalan bourgeois house.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Family Buy House, Then Notice 3 Big Mistakes, 'Kick Myself For Missing This' By Jack Beresford Senior Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 A woman who recently bought a house with her family was shocked to discover several alarming issues with the property.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stock. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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