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as in equips
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 provides
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 furnishes
The agency furnishes those six apartments and provides dishes and other essentials.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
The identification of that fake photo now furnishes an alibi for those who want to deny the real bombing.
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Mahsa Alimardani,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
In addition to police support, TitanSafety furnishes access to the university’s Mobile Crisis Team, Counseling and Psychological Services and much more.
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Larry D. Urish,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
The company furnishes filmmakers with the names, emails, IP addresses and locations of viewers, according to founder and CEO Scott Glosserman, which can help inform marketing and community engagement strategies.
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Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Jan. 2026
The opening hour furnishes a number of similarly affecting beats, providing enough wit and energy to launch us into the daunting home stretch with a cautious smile.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Nov. 2025
In a brick building atop a hill a half-mile from the Racing Capital of the World, the decades-old bar furnishes regulars with beer buckets and burgers every day of the week.
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Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
7 Nov. 2025
The civil-rights movement, which Williams so pointedly admires, furnishes an excellent example of this.
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Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
To that end, the university’s Basic Needs Services office, which furnishes a variety of programs and support to help Titans experiencing unforeseen financial hardship, is offering Financial Wellness Peer Mentoring.
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Contributing Writer,
Orange County Register,
14 Feb. 2025
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
The identification of that fake photo now furnishes an alibi for those who want to deny the real bombing.
—
Mahsa Alimardani,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
In addition to police support, TitanSafety furnishes access to the university’s Mobile Crisis Team, Counseling and Psychological Services and much more.
—
Larry D. Urish,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
The company furnishes filmmakers with the names, emails, IP addresses and locations of viewers, according to founder and CEO Scott Glosserman, which can help inform marketing and community engagement strategies.
—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Jan. 2026
The opening hour furnishes a number of similarly affecting beats, providing enough wit and energy to launch us into the daunting home stretch with a cautious smile.
—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Nov. 2025
In a brick building atop a hill a half-mile from the Racing Capital of the World, the decades-old bar furnishes regulars with beer buckets and burgers every day of the week.
—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
7 Nov. 2025
The civil-rights movement, which Williams so pointedly admires, furnishes an excellent example of this.
—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
To that end, the university’s Basic Needs Services office, which furnishes a variety of programs and support to help Titans experiencing unforeseen financial hardship, is offering Financial Wellness Peer Mentoring.
—
Contributing Writer,
Orange County Register,
14 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furnishes
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AerAware departs from traditional head-up displays and instead equips both pilots with a dual wearable system that delivers the same information to each cockpit seat.
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Whether your 9-to-5 job involves a rare combination of manual record keeping and precarious wilderness travel, or your idea of outdoor recreation includes journaling your day while remaining at the ready for whatever nature hurls at you, the all-new Pen-metheus equips you for it all.
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Lachlan Murdoch led Fox’s purchase of Tubi, which provides free TV channels and movies for smart televisions, keeping Fox in the streaming game.
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The new looks provides up to 12 combinations for game day gear — with gold or white tops, and options for gold, white or black pants, along with gold or white helmets.
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The headphone amp supplies two gain settings, tailoring the amount of amplification applied to the input signal to suit the varying sensitivities of headphones and IEMs.
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Shares of Arm, which supplies technology and designs to other chipmakers, rose 134% in the quarter.
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The twisting barrel easily clamps to hair (without pulling) and gives you long-lasting curls for up to two days.
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What gives these companies confidence that non-invasive approaches to telepathy will prove viable, when this has never before been possible?
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“Furnishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furnishes. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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