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as in equipping
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 providing
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 furnishing
Those who were furnishing their homes in the 1990s might remember the decorator table trend.
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Katie Akin, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Japanese rule also established new fault lines within Korean society by furnishing political and economic opportunities for some of their colonial subjects.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
The furniture, objects, and art left me feeling culturally satisfied and inspired to finally finish furnishing my apartment.
—Libby Page, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
Available for sale on the company’s website, Ten Runner offers a taste that is on the stronger side for bourbon, while furnishing notes of caramel, almond, and apple, without too sweet a finish.
—Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Katie Akin, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Japanese rule also established new fault lines within Korean society by furnishing political and economic opportunities for some of their colonial subjects.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
The furniture, objects, and art left me feeling culturally satisfied and inspired to finally finish furnishing my apartment.
—Libby Page, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
Available for sale on the company’s website, Ten Runner offers a taste that is on the stronger side for bourbon, while furnishing notes of caramel, almond, and apple, without too sweet a finish.
—Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furnishing
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For Hughes, the university’s mission should be about equipping students to think critically rather than insulating them from professors’ political beliefs.—
Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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This collaboration will be showcased at the upcoming Building Wealth Today for Tomorrow (BWTT) Financial Empowerment Summit, now in its fifth year, where ESSENCE joins as a strategic partner to amplify the mission of equipping individuals and families with the tools to build generational wealth.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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Its speakers also improved, providing clearer vocals and deeper bass than before.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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The digital reproduction of the color and contrast in the IMAX 70mm and VistaVision prints was extremely impressive, providing a pretty acceptable facsimile of VistaVision’s grain while being a little less soft than the IMAX 70mm presentation.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
7 Oct. 2025
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And while OpenAI is not yet profitable, chipmakers like Nvidia and TSMC supplying the AI boom are awash in earnings amid high demand.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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The United States has so far not announced any decision on supplying Tomahawks to Ukraine.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ross is also taller, giving officers more viewing coverage above crowds than Walking Horses, which can be as short as 14 hands, or 4 feet, 9 inches tall.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Free friendship bracelets at Insomnia Cookies Meanwhile, Insomnia Cookies is giving customers free friendship bracelets for the day.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Furnishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furnishing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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