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as in equipping
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 providing
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 furnishing
The adults get to enjoy furnishing the space, and kids most likely appreciate the hand.
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Meagan Francis, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
The strategy appears to be to aimed at making Gazans believe that Hamas is stealing their food—as Israeli officials have long claimed, without furnishing evidence—and to sow chaos.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Traum’s Feminique section also won an award from the American Furniture Mart in 1972 for outstanding reporting and editing of home furnishing news.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The origin of Transformer is based on the experiences of a married couple within the friend group who had to make compromises while furnishing their condominium, which led to a prototype development and several successful Kickstarter campaigns.
—Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Meagan Francis, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
The strategy appears to be to aimed at making Gazans believe that Hamas is stealing their food—as Israeli officials have long claimed, without furnishing evidence—and to sow chaos.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Traum’s Feminique section also won an award from the American Furniture Mart in 1972 for outstanding reporting and editing of home furnishing news.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The origin of Transformer is based on the experiences of a married couple within the friend group who had to make compromises while furnishing their condominium, which led to a prototype development and several successful Kickstarter campaigns.
—Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Educators can offer seminars on digital literacy for parents and children, equipping families with tools to navigate online spaces more safely.—
Alvin Thomas,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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By equipping households and small firms to withstand shocks, these systems preserve local demand, stabilize supply chains, and keep future markets intact.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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However, advocates say that the two are complementary, with SMRs providing dependable power that can adjust to inherently variable energy sources such as wind and solar power.—
Anna Heim,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Partnerships bitBiome has already found success with a number of partners including Ajinomoto, a Japanese company that has been providing enzymes to the food processing industry for many decades.—
Steven Savage,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In Ryan Coogler’s 2025 blockbuster, Sinners, Wunmi Mosaku plays a woman named Annie, who makes a living by supplying her neighbors in Clarksdale, Mississippi, with homemade medicinal cures.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ukrainian and Western governments have accused North Korea of supplying significant amounts of ammunition and troops to support Russia's war, while Kyiv and its NATO backers have identified China as Moscow's prime source of materiel and a vital economic lifeline.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
3 Sep. 2025
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The European Commission said Google favored its own online display services, giving its ad exchange, AdX, a central role in the adtech supply chain.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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The YouTube cameras caught Kelce giving some tough love to Taylor, which involved a small head-butt and loud words.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Furnishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furnishing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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