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as in saving
careful management of material resources
practicing its customary providence, the snowbound family was able to make the meager stores last until help arrived
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as in vision
concern or preparation for the future
had the providence to lay in supplies before the storm hit
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as in God
capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
she trusted in Providence to see her through the crisis
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Recent Examples of providence
Prayers, providence and pledges Several speakers alluded to a higher power protecting the Republican nominee.
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Chris Ullery, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
With her careful and caring novel, Nolan shows how misfortune can start with a few bad decisions and how culpability is entangled in providence and privilege.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 18 July 2024
By coincidence or providence, the Review Conference of the BWC, a meeting held every five years to assess the performance of the convention, is scheduled for November 2021.
—Nathan Levine, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2021
Consider it a fellowship of church and state, where providence smiles on judges and constituents in equal measure.
—Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
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Chris Ullery, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
With her careful and caring novel, Nolan shows how misfortune can start with a few bad decisions and how culpability is entangled in providence and privilege.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 18 July 2024
By coincidence or providence, the Review Conference of the BWC, a meeting held every five years to assess the performance of the convention, is scheduled for November 2021.
—Nathan Levine, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2021
Consider it a fellowship of church and state, where providence smiles on judges and constituents in equal measure.
—Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for providence
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While an initial investment is required, colocation can lead to significant long-term cost savings.Mark Mahle, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Republicans, who will control Congress starting in January, will be looking for cost savings to offset extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Whitlock said.Tami Luhby, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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But the Eldorado iteration made from 1967 to 1970 was the beginning of GM’s new vision of personal luxury.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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Our vision is simply to be the most excellent Professional Publisher there is.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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More easing ahead Policymakers have begun voicing their plans for 2025 in recent weeks, well aware of the fact that Trump’s return to the White House will place considerable strain on an already ailing economy.Reuters, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Billions of chestnut trees occupied a critical role in the ecosystem, economy and culinary traditions of the region.Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
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Mediocre collaboration can happen with no forethought or planning.Shani Harmon, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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The Allworth Advice is that some forethought needs to go into something like this, ideally years in advance.Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2024
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One woman got the shock of her life when opening an advent calendar purchased from a local thrift store.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The chances of you strolling up to a domain registrar and snapping up a domain worth thousands of dollars is about the same as stumbling upon a Jackson Pollock in a thrift store.Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But can companies go further—and take sustainability and financial prudence to the next level?Claus Jepsen, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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And yet many outside observers saw in Iran’s attack a degree of prudence.Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2024
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The spread of frugality is hurting China’s economy Oct. 24, 2024 Despite trade talks over the next year, each country continued to impose more tariffs.Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Their period of frugality paid off: At age 28, Bellucci and her fiancé purchased a five-bedroom house built in the 1950s in Babylon, New York.Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 2024
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What Houellebecq does get credit for is prescience.Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
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Unusual prescience on her part or an authorial intrusion from the vantage of our less orderly world?Laura Miller, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Providence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/providence. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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