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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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adjective

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Recent Examples of stock
Noun
The portable stands generally take around a day and a half to stock. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025 While there are some staple soup ingredients like broth or stock, the protein and accoutrements can vary widely. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 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 store caters to the large Armenian community in Glendale and stocks many ultra-aged expressions. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 For those not in the mood for an al fresco soak, large windows still let in plenty of the serene desert ambiance, and inside, there’s a tub and shower stocked with Salt & Stone bath products, as well as plenty of plush towels and robes. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stock 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stock
Noun
  • This development isn’t entirely unexpected, as Randy’s health has been a concern for the Mahomes family for some time.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 25 Jan. 2025
  • As this day wears on, relations with others, especially family members, will improve in a lovely way.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Los Angeles’ young defense has a ton of confidence after a dominating, record-tying performance against the Vikings.
    Mark Ross, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The only way is to give some confidence to the players is to win games.
    Sam Pilger, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Many Argentine people have Spanish, Italian and German ancestry.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
  • With this new evidence, the research team now has a better understanding of what this society was like: a society with a deep respect for its ancestry and its leaders.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • These people are always looking for new and more efficient ways to do things, so may be seen as troublemakers in conventional organizations.
    Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • His humorous, bone-dry documentary gets at more than most, first by being a meta-confessional about how his own efforts to make a conventional movie failed.
    Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • What does weight really tell us about our health? 01:41 CNN — For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks.
    Faye Chiu, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
  • But instead of leaving, the quartet used a coat hanger to unlock the basement’s door and went downstairs, where food and some alcohol were stored.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The treatments range from oral medications to infusions to help ward off relapses, slow down the disease progression, and ease inflammation in the central nervous system.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Responses ranged from 5% in Sweden and 8% in Norway, Canada, and the Netherlands, to 97% in Kuwait, the West Bank and Gaza.
    Beth Bailey, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • His only things were, there’s a house with a presence in it.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Inside, the house is now completely empty of furniture.
    Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025

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“Stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stock. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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