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as in to equip
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
the art students were furnished with brushes, crayons, pencils, and various other art supplies
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as in to provide
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
we'll gladly furnish the food for any out-of-town guests
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Recent Examples of furnish
There are also deals on matching furniture sets that take the guesswork out of furnishing a deck, patio, or backyard.
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Isabel Garcia, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Rooms, furnished in timelessly elegant style, start at 459 Canadian dollars, or about $321, for a double in winter.
—Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
But what about the fact that the family could furnish no photos of the seven of them as a group?
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Single people rarely, if ever, get to demand their friends and family furnish their new homes.
—Haley Mlotek, Curbed, 14 Feb. 2025
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Isabel Garcia, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Rooms, furnished in timelessly elegant style, start at 459 Canadian dollars, or about $321, for a double in winter.
—Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
But what about the fact that the family could furnish no photos of the seven of them as a group?
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Single people rarely, if ever, get to demand their friends and family furnish their new homes.
—Haley Mlotek, Curbed, 14 Feb. 2025
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Prepare your vehicle: Ensure your gas tank is full and equip your vehicle with essential winter supplies such as a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket, extra warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Orange County Register,
13 Mar. 2025
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These ships are equipped with ramps that can quickly load, transport, and unload tanks and other heavy equipment in wartime.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Bernstein and von Karajan's debates about their artistic methods and philosophies are underscored by musical segments, enhancing emotional depth and providing poetic resonance to their conversations.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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People were sitting on schoolbus-yellow benches and eating at tables under wide trees that provided ample shade.—
Coke Bartrina,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
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The four plaintiffs worked on three different fishing vessels which supplied tuna to Bumble Bee, according to the legal complaint, which was filed on March 12 in federal court in California.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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President Trump said that the Houthis face inevitable and escalating destruction and warned Iran to stop supplying the Yemeni militant group.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Even the historically bad White Sox can't justify giving Gallo an opportunity to continue hitting.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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The law requires a president to declare the U.S. is at war, giving him extraordinary powers to detain or remove foreigners who otherwise would have protections under immigration or criminal laws.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Furnish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furnish. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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