as in supplier
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a person or business that sells or provides something
a purveyor of kitchen supplies a software purveyor
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Recent Examples of purveyor
Editors’ Picks Image Image Emily Oberg, the founder of the brand Sporty & Rich, was an early purveyor of this aesthetic resurgence.
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Sarah Wood González, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Belmond, owned by the luxury purveyor LMVH, has arguably the most serious rail credentials for creating such trips.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The only way to end up in a situation where a C.E.O. of a health-insurance company is reflexively viewed as a dictatorial purveyor of suffering is through a history of socially sanctioned death.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
Coinciding with the break-up reports is an anonymous, unverified tip to the gossip purveyor Deuxmoi that went viral and that many speculated was about the couple.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Wood González, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Belmond, owned by the luxury purveyor LMVH, has arguably the most serious rail credentials for creating such trips.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The only way to end up in a situation where a C.E.O. of a health-insurance company is reflexively viewed as a dictatorial purveyor of suffering is through a history of socially sanctioned death.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
Coinciding with the break-up reports is an anonymous, unverified tip to the gossip purveyor Deuxmoi that went viral and that many speculated was about the couple.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purveyor
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That order aims to suspend a ban that went into effect after the Supreme Court last week upheld the validity of a national security law that would penalize app stores and service providers for hosting TikTok unless ByteDance sold it.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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This revolutionary initiative is building new collaborations and programs across all parts of the cancer community, including the federal government, private companies, health care providers, patient groups, philanthropies and the general public.—
Kara Margolis,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Bitcoin and crypto prices have swung wildly this week as traders brace for U.S. president Donald Trump to drop a bitcoin price bombshell.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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According to Politico, Lighthizer would have been interested in the jobs of Treasury or Commerce Secretary, but those positions had gone to Wall Street insiders: the currency trader Scott Bessent got Treasury, and Commerce went to the major cryptocurrency investor Howard Lutnick.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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Ingram's response times were a week or longer, and in December, Ingram announced a severe reduction of its VMware business (VMware still works with other distributors, like Arrow).—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Jan. 2025
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The recall affects one lot of phenylephrine hydrochloride injection, 10mg/ml, sold to wholesalers, distributors, compounding companies and hospitals.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is great because the audience will have more choices for entertainment, and marketers like us will have to come up with fresher, more creative approaches.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Ndiaye said a marketer offered to pay $1 million for an hour of Wembanyama’s time to promote a brand at the All-Star game last year.—
Tania Ganguli,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Purveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purveyor. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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