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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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2
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
Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Aramark is the stadium’s concessions partner, looking over food service operations like inventory, customer service, food preparation, and food safety and sanitation procedures.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
Kelly Davis, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Understand What Shouldn’t Be Moved To The Cloud An essential step in a cloud-first application strategy is to inventory all your business processes with the understanding that not everything is appropriate for a move to the cloud.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Some will have to file insurance claims and possibly submit an itemized inventory of every object that was in their house.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Aramark is the stadium’s concessions partner, looking over food service operations like inventory, customer service, food preparation, and food safety and sanitation procedures.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
Other improvements include a comprehensive nurse assessment during intake and a new system for inventorying and securing prescription medication.
—Kelly Davis, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Understand What Shouldn’t Be Moved To The Cloud An essential step in a cloud-first application strategy is to inventory all your business processes with the understanding that not everything is appropriate for a move to the cloud.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventory
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly made monetary donations to relief efforts, and donated clothing, children's items and other supplies.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Items including socks, body wipes, no-rinse body and hair wash and adult incontinence supplies can be dropped off at 5685 La Jolla Blvd.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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The minutes of the meeting, which were recorded by Otto Rank, on January 11th, 1911, are essentially a summary of Hilferding's presentation.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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My colleagues will go into more detail about the changes, but here is a summary of key headlines: STREAMING CNN Max has been a tremendous resource for us.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Two out of every three programs listed in response to DeSantis’ directive was an undergraduate class or other campus program that had no obvious connection to a DEI office, according to a Herald analysis of the information provided to the state by public universities.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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After week two, per theater averages only listed for expanding films with under 100 theaters.—
Tom Brueggemann,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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The actor has seemingly taken a page out of Bad Bunny’s book, adding more delicate silk pieces to his repertoire.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2025
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Suarez’s success, however, might hinge on reintroducing a breaking ball as a significant part of his repertoire.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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In addition to the release of hostages, the outline of the ceasefire agreement, which is not yet finalized, includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops, a Palestinian prisoner exchange, an influx of humanitarian aid and the reopening of the Rafah Crossing, Hamas spokesperson Basim Naim said.—
Doha Madani,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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The broad outlines of other potential deals exist, though they are beset by major obstacles.—
Ned Temko,
The Christian Science Monitor,
16 Jan. 2025
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Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman has an opportunity to impact the prospect pool this spring with a successful signing season vital to the team’s future.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Blue Jays added their own additional bonus pool money in a trade hours before Sasaki’s decision Friday morning.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Despite struggling to raise revenue, the company is currently valued at more than $8 billion as Trump’s supporters help boost the stock price and his net worth along with it.—
Alan Suderman,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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Amazon’s Le Creuset sale includes Dutch ovens, stock pots for soups and stews, cast iron skillets, and single-serve pots for up to half-off.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Inventory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventory. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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