as in inventory
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the supply of parents willing to coach youth soccer seems to be shrinking
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as in to equip
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
be sure to pack your own towels in case the hostel doesn't supply them
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as in to provide
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
the stable will supply safety helmets, but we need to bring our own riding boots
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Recent Examples of supply
Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
That has diminished the available supply of beans for roasters, pushing prices higher and leading to more margin calls.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025
The division remains a key provider of cash for the company, supplying just over half of its profit.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
As the supply of the breakfast staple dwindles, some are seeking egg alternatives.
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America could supply its entire population with a healthy diet, as Conrad’s research has shown, but not without totally blowing up its agricultural priorities.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for supply
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This means young adults have to compete with Baby Boomers and Millennials for limited inventory.—
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The banquet of beautiful singing is too abundant for a complete inventory.—
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The trucks are equipped with chrome front grille deflectors that may fracture and may detach from the vehicle, according to the recall report.—
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It’s equipped with 16GB of RAM, great for gaming, streaming, or working creatively.—
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All three refused to provide identification or sign arrest paperwork, and were identified only after their pictures were shown to an FBI agent, police said.—
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Some agents, referred to as veteran service officers, provide their services for free.—
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One of the best ways to serve that mission, the directors of seven different ensembles tell Billboard at the end of their 2024-25 football season, is to incorporate fresh pop music into their repertoires — a goal that’s easier said than done.—
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Our repertoire includes pop songs, show tunes, folk and world music.—
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To that end, the university’s Basic Needs Services office, which furnishes a variety of programs and support to help Titans experiencing unforeseen financial hardship, is offering Financial Wellness Peer Mentoring.—
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The state department subsequently halted funds granted to resettlement agencies to help refugees — including Afghans with special immigrant visas — rent and furnish apartments, register their children in school and otherwise settle into their new lives.—
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However, Microsoft is relatively new to the concept of broader AI model support, given that its major AI investments over the past few years have been in OpenAI and its own Copilot tools.—
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This warrant does not give agents permission to search and seize private property.—
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Her mint-green house in Frade, a gated condominium on the bay, served as a base for the expedition, whose members would relax around a table near a pool and a tree with fuchsia blossoms.—
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Limiting the pool to those who were under 25 and didn’t step to the plate 350 times last year costs us someone like Wyatt Langford, but still leaves us a smorgasbord of young talent, all above-average across the league in our four-stat score.—
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Delays in the production and delivery of systems built in the United States, such as F-35 fighter jets, air defense missiles and control systems, and the submarines provisioned in the AUKUS agreement with Australia and the United Kingdom, now pose a problem for maintaining deterrence.—
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Insurance tech teams should focus on provisioning high-quality data (including unstructured data used for generative AI applications), partnering with vendors that can provide AI skills or applications, and adopting AI for specific use cases.—
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“Supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supply. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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