provided (for)

verb

Definition of provided (for)next
past tense of provide (for)
1
as in allowed (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 supported
to pay the living expenses of sufficient income to provide for his ever growing family

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provided (for)
  1. supported
  2. considered
  3. kept
  4. anticipated
  5. maintained
Verb
  • The program is organized by European Film Promotion and is supported by Creative Europe’s MEDIA Programme of the European Union.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As a former editor and stylist, Nguyen has supported the brand since its first collection in 2018, and when the de Geyters invited her to a dinner party last year, the idea to collaborate started.
    Ari Stark, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of supported
Verb
  • Among leaders, communication is considered a cornerstone of success.
    Antony Robinson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Overwintering sites in those areas are considered essential to the conservation of the species.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of considered
Verb
  • Subramanian rejected the idea Combs be kept under house arrest at a home with a boat dock in Miami but seemed open to potentially releasing him to confinement with around-the-clock security at a three-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The town is just a short drive inland from Venice, in the countryside where many of the city’s wealthy families kept their summer homes and villas.
    John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of kept
Verb
  • The device’s applications, ranging from personal energy independence to industrial transformations, are being widely anticipated.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Small business owners tend to lean Republican and the sharp increase in confidence had been widely anticipated by economists.
    Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of anticipated
Verb
  • Despite the harrowing events, Foxx maintained his sense of humor, as evidenced by the Netflix special.
    Alex Gonzalez, SPIN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Likud Party leader has stated that the judicial reform legislation does not affect his criminal case, and maintained that the Gaza war is prolonged only by the effort to eliminate Hamas as a threat.
    Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of maintained
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“Provided (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provided%20%28for%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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