as in to give
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
this luxury hotel provides all the comforts of home to well-heeled vacationers
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Recent Examples of provide
This report was provided by Enquirer media partner FOX19.
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Jennifer Edwards Baker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
This undated photo provided by the Wenatchee Police Department shows Travis Caleb Decker, who is wanted in connection with the deaths of his three daughters.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
They would be partnered with teachers to provide tutoring and other support to individual students and small groups.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Payne also castigated the department for failing to provide any of the documents that lawmakers had requested on June 3.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Edwards Baker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
This undated photo provided by the Wenatchee Police Department shows Travis Caleb Decker, who is wanted in connection with the deaths of his three daughters.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
They would be partnered with teachers to provide tutoring and other support to individual students and small groups.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Payne also castigated the department for failing to provide any of the documents that lawmakers had requested on June 3.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provide
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Business outlet TheStreet reported that stores had been given a grace period to implement the change that ends Aug. 31.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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Osaka, still in her prime, gave birth in 2023 and returned in 2024.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Low production costs are an attractive criterion for companies, particularly foreign investors, who also supply the sector.—
Gaelle Legrand,
CNBC,
23 Aug. 2025
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For personal listening on a phone or digital audio player, V-MODA also supplies a straight 1.5-meter cable.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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The architect and interior designer is the founder of Purple Cherry Architects & Interiors, a firm that works on projects across the mid-Atlantic and the Southeast, from conceptualizing a structure to fitting and furnishing that building once it’s completed.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
25 Aug. 2025
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He’s furnished the hip-hop Mecca with an endless bag of hits featuring his distinct, melodic take on trap that by now feels like a signature for a whole city.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
24 Aug. 2025
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The Fed's wild west dilemma Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to deliver a keynote address Friday at the central bank’s annual conference.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Each bite of this classic comfort food delivers taste and textural elements that perfectly compliment each other.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Wash hands thoroughly after handling reptiles, and change clothes before picking up a child.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The non-profit news outlet The City reported the encounter late Wednesday, Aug. 20, a few hours after Winnie Greco allegedly handed an open bag of Herr's sour cream and onion rippled potato chips to journalist Katie Honan following a Harlem campaign event.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Provide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provide. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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