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as in equipped
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
the art students were furnished with brushes, crayons, pencils, and various other art supplies
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as in supplied
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
we'll gladly furnish the food for any out-of-town guests
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Recent Examples of furnished
Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Mother of two Quanta was surprised with a furnished home.
—Jobina Fortson-Evans, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Planes once furnished with plush recliners and wide-open aisles are now packed with more passengers each year.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The building, which was on the corner of busy Fourth Avenue, came with a gym and a furnished roof deck.
—Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Mother of two Quanta was surprised with a furnished home.
—Jobina Fortson-Evans, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
The prize, furnished by presenting sponsor Dawn Powerwash — luckily, smooth delivery of product placement is old hat for Lakshmi — is also a statement of purpose for the first cooking show to air on CBS in over a decade.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Planes once furnished with plush recliners and wide-open aisles are now packed with more passengers each year.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Those who type the provided address into their GPS will find themselves on the backside of the Mission Farms shopping center.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Swift Observatory is equipped with a Burst Alert Telescope that surveys a huge amount of the sky at once, looking for flashes of light and pinpointing their locations.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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The property is equipped with a heating system and a cooling system.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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All three of Liverpool’s draws owed much to Olsson, who scored and assisted both goals against West Ham United and supplied the lone goals against Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Detectives found evidence suggesting that Dushay had allegedly supplied narcotics to the man prior to the overdose and tampered with evidence at the scene, Wellington said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Furnished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furnished. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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