furnishes

present tense third-person singular of furnish

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of furnishes 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 The open-pit mine that furnishes nickel for Tesla batteries is largely hidden from public view behind a mountain. Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2024 Through example, a country communicates its values and furnishes a context for all that its representatives say and do. Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furnishes
Verb
  • Williams’ background in urban planning and ecology also equips her to help clients restore the landscapes around their buildings, turning projects into regenerative spaces rather than scars on the land.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • My team’s research suggests that mindfulness equips people with the psychological skills required to successfully change behavior.
    Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Maize provides the nutritive backbone to the Three Sisters system, yielding the bulk of the energy and a modest amount of protein.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
  • For Broadcom, the move provides deeper access to the booming AI market.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Flock Safety also supplies the most surveillance cameras to continuously record details about vehicles driven across North Carolina, The News & Observer reported last year.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The oil depot is used for the transport of oil and oil products between rail tankers, sea vessels, and road transport and is the largest oil storage facility in Crimea, holding up to 250,000 tons of fuel, which supplies Russian forces.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While the bans would have only applied in California, the state’s sheer size gives it significant influence over what gets manufactured for sale across the nation.
    Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Showgirl was introduced as an album that gives fans a look behind the Eras Tour curtain, so attendees of that tour were eager to not just relive the magic but learn more about Taylor’s thought processes during such a whirlwind time of her career.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Furnishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furnishes. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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