provide (for)

verb

Definition of provide (for)next
1
as in to allow (for)
to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies) the rules provide for emergency situations, spelling out certain exceptions

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2
as in to keep
to pay the living expenses of sufficient income to provide for his ever growing family

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provide (for)
  1. keep
  2. consider
  3. support
  4. maintain
Verb
  • Text messages from fellow rally participants, following Aurora via AIS tracker, kept their spirits from flagging.
    Helen Iatrou, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Some within the conservative camp have expressed alarm at the party’s embrace of a group that most mainstream conservatives had previously kept at arm’s length, as well as the persecution of legislators who have flouted the party line to support the president’s impeachment and arrest.
    Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of keep
Verb
  • Johnson is considered one of the top candidates on the market.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, considered a military genius and highly respected in the South, served as the Klan’s first Grand Wizard.
    Brittany Friedman / Made by History, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of consider
Verb
  • Economists expect exports to have significantly supported China’s economic growth last year.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
  • January 14: Event with the KC Warriors The team will spend time with the KC Warriors Hockey Program, a nonprofit supporting disabled veterans.
    Ben DeLaForest, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of support
Verb
  • The combined venture would be the second-biggest streaming MVPD after YouTube TV, and would be run by Fubo’s executive team, even with Disney maintaining majority ownership.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This approach reduces the complexity of security implementation while enabling teams to focus on innovation rather than maintaining multiple security paradigms.
    Rafael Umann, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of maintain
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“Provide (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provide%20%28for%29. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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