restock
verb (used with or without object)
to stock again; replenish.
is restocking
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present progressiveof restock (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“It is most unlikely,” Justice Alito adds, “that the supermarket employee who is gathering up shopping carts in the parking lot or the employee who is restocking shelves will possess that authority.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The intelligence shows Iranian-backed Hezbollah is restocking rockets, antitank missiles and artillery, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
And by “normalizing” monetary policy through shedding assets and raising rates, it is restocking its arsenal for the next economic shock.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
The woman, who mentions that she is restocking her cupboard after letting her ex take all the dinnerware, pivots to sniff a candle and the two women split in different directions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
Whoever is restocking the machine must be doing it outside normal daytime hours, Broadway Locksmith employees have said, during early mornings or weekends, when people at the shop aren’t around.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2018
