reprovision

verb

Definition of reprovisionnext
as in to refeed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprovision
  1. hand-feed
  2. mess
  3. fill
  4. fatten
  5. wait
  6. overfeed
  7. dine
  8. spoon-feed
Verb
  • But the people who did the actual hands-on work of incubating the eggs and hand-feeding the chicks around the clock were a dedicated team of aviculturists and bird keepers.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Animal encounters allow a more up-close look at some of your favorite critters, such as hand-feeding a bison or touching a rhino.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 23 July 2024
Definition of hand-feed
Verb
  • Georgia Tech coach Brent Key quietly has turned a Yellow Jackets mess back into a solid program.
    Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Best Walmart Black Friday Cordless Vacuum Deals Cordless vacuums can make cleaning up small, everyday messes a simple task.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of mess
Verb
  • With a breakfast buffet that includes chocolate croissants, madeleines, and Nutella, and a lobby closet filled with costumes and games, the 40-room Hôtel Léopold is ideal for families.
    Lauren Matison, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
  • If your washer has automatic dispensers filled with your regular laundry detergent and fabric softener, be sure they are turned off when washing wool.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of fill
Verb
  • Feeder cattle are young cattle that are mature enough to be fattened for slaughter.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Over the next two weeks, the Rockets have a chance to fatten their record against some weaker competition, before things get much more difficult.
    Rahat Huq, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of fatten
Verb
  • Viktoriya Gonzales was among the parents who waited anxiously near the school for hours to be reunited with their children.
    Annie Correal, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Netanyahu, for his part, chose to delay ending the war’s intense phase, waiting instead for the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in the hope of a Republican victory.
    Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of wait
Verb
  • Most dogs would do anything for a treat, and while giving them a little snack is usually harmless, constantly overfeeding them can be detrimental to their health.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The goal is steady feeding without overfeeding, which can damage the tree.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of overfeed
Verb
  • Once upon a time, long, long ago, Brooklyn wasn’t considered hip, or interesting, or even, for those who lived and dined and died in Manhattan, a socially appropriate place to go out to eat.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago last week.
    Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of dine
Verb
  • Brewer’s main complaint is that he isn’t being spoon-fed enough information on where the candidates stand on issues.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Parents generally spoon-feed jars of pureed foods for a few months in the first year of life when introducing solids, but pouches marketed to parents of toddlers and older children have prolonged pureed food eating by years.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of spoon-feed
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