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as in requirement
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
loaned them the car with the provision that they refill the gas tank before returning it
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2
as in food
provisions plural
substances intended to be eaten
gave them ample provisions so they would not get hungry on the trip
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as in to equip
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
the climbers were sufficiently provisioned to withstand just about any mountaineering emergency
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2
as in to feed
to provide food or meals for
it was the quartermaster's job to properly equip and provision the troops
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Recent Examples of provision
Rebekah Riess, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
The provision for credit losses was minimal at $6 thousand, reflecting a stable credit environment.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
Insurance tech teams should focus on provisioning high-quality data (including unstructured data used for generative AI applications), partnering with vendors that can provide AI skills or applications, and adopting AI for specific use cases.
—Forrester, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Under one provision, a person can be presumed dead seven years after their absence.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
The provision for credit losses was minimal at $6 thousand, reflecting a stable credit environment.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
Delays in the production and delivery of systems built in the United States, such as F-35 fighter jets, air defense missiles and control systems, and the submarines provisioned in the AUKUS agreement with Australia and the United Kingdom, now pose a problem for maintaining deterrence.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
Insurance tech teams should focus on provisioning high-quality data (including unstructured data used for generative AI applications), partnering with vendors that can provide AI skills or applications, and adopting AI for specific use cases.
—Forrester, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provision
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Holtec can go ahead with the tube repairs on its schedule, but the company does so at its own risk as the NRC will decide whether the repairs meet requirements in the end, Burnell said.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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Gary contends the user rates for the three communities are decades old and too low to meet the requirements of a federal consent decree.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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Shortly after the January arrests, the Episcopalian Church in Puerto Rico announced a new program that offers migrants food as well as legal, psychological and spiritual help.—
Dánica Coto,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Instead, an encore career involves a significant shift, such as an attorney transitioning to running a food shelter, a finance executive dedicating their time to the SPCA, or a corporate executive pursuing a lifelong passion for music by working at a radio station.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The parents were equipped with letters from their doctors and lawyers to show the officers at the checkpoint to get through.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC News,
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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Animals at the surface and those that regularly break through it to feed or breathe will be especially affected by direct contact with the surface slick.—
Lauren Lowman,
WIRED,
15 Mar. 2025
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There are about 13 reindeer and 50 huskies that live on the property for traditional dog sled rides and reindeer feeding and herding opportunities.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
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Officials issued mandatory evacuation orders via social media that included homes, hotels and a Walmart. Jennifer Thompson, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Norman, described the fire conditions in the central and northern parts of the state as historic and highly anomalous.—
Sean Murphy and Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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The director of the F1 movie, Joseph Kosinski, has revealed the one condition Lewis Hamilton had going into its production.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As the restaurant expanded with multiple locations over the next 35 years, the menu stayed the same: ribs, barbecue sauce, Sunbeam white bread, chips, and soda.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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Choose whole grains like quinoa, oats, wild rice, whole wheat pasta, or farro instead of refined grains like white rice, bread, and pasta..—
Jonathan Purtell,
Verywell Health,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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On March 22, 1995, Polyakov boarded the Soyuz TM-20 spacecraft, alongside Aleksandr Viktorenko and Yelena Kondakova, to return to Earth.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore boarded a SpaceX Dragon capsule docked at the International Space Station and began their journey back to Earth.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Provision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provision. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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