resupply

verb

Definition of resupplynext
as in to replenish

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Recent Examples of resupply With the end of the Assad regime in Syria, Iran now has no overland route to resupply Hezbollah in Lebanon, let alone Hamas in Gaza. — Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025 The right approach for Washington is to start with diplomacy while holding out the threat that force will be used, and then using it, if Iran advanced its nuclear activities beyond a certain threshold or tried to resupply its proxies with new weapons. — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025 The regime’s abandonment by its longtime sponsor Iran signals Tehran’s diminished power and ability to easily resupply Hezbollah in Lebanon. Dafna and other northern communities historically were seen as among the most threatened in Israel. — Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024 Equally, Iran's attempts to resupply Assad with weapons were stopped by the Israeli air force. — Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for resupply

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“Resupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resupply. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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