as in equipping
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
fitted the hikers out with good boots and heavy socks
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Educators can offer seminars on digital literacy for parents and children, equipping families with tools to navigate online spaces more safely.—
Alvin Thomas,
The Conversation,
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By equipping households and small firms to withstand shocks, these systems preserve local demand, stabilize supply chains, and keep future markets intact.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bradshaw and her team bring a clear vision to new construction, renovations, and furnishing projects, and let their clients’ personal histories inspire the design to ensure that the finished project feels meaningful.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hill said that Boring Company is operating the vehicles, but was unsure of Tesla’s exact role in the testing apart from furnishing the vehicles and the self-driving software.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
27 Aug. 2025
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In Ryan Coogler’s 2025 blockbuster, Sinners, Wunmi Mosaku plays a woman named Annie, who makes a living by supplying her neighbors in Clarksdale, Mississippi, with homemade medicinal cures.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ukrainian and Western governments have accused North Korea of supplying significant amounts of ammunition and troops to support Russia's war, while Kyiv and its NATO backers have identified China as Moscow's prime source of materiel and a vital economic lifeline.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Fitting (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fitting%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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