as in to give
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
this luxury hotel provides all the comforts of home to well-heeled vacationers
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Recent Examples of provide
Set on a nearly 1-acre hillside lot at the end of a private road, the property provides ample parking for five cars.
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Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 9 May 2026
Evergreen provided a container and chassis to TCW, giving the company 21 days to host the container and four days for the chassis, after which daily detention fees would apply.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
These contracts are a new feature of the collective bargaining agreement designed to provide players with three or fewer years of experience an opportunity to train with teams.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Going underground Mark Thomson, CERN director general, revealed that CERN is supplying prototype detectors and giant cryostats for DUNE, while in parallel, US labs are providing superconducting magnets for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
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Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 9 May 2026
Evergreen provided a container and chassis to TCW, giving the company 21 days to host the container and four days for the chassis, after which daily detention fees would apply.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
These contracts are a new feature of the collective bargaining agreement designed to provide players with three or fewer years of experience an opportunity to train with teams.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Going underground Mark Thomson, CERN director general, revealed that CERN is supplying prototype detectors and giant cryostats for DUNE, while in parallel, US labs are providing superconducting magnets for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provide
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Trump demonizes immigrants and has launched a sweeping mass-deportation campaign that was cheered by the far right across Europe; Sánchez resists such nativism, and his government is in the midst of a program to give legal status to some half a million undocumented migrants living in Spain.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Two losses in last month’s three league matches gave the impression of momentum slipping, and even if performances improved towards the end of April, something different was needed to shift the energy towards the club.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Solar panels supply much of the resort’s energy, and chef gardens produce some of the menu ingredients.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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Much of that flood of hyperscaler dollars will flow to chipmakers that supply data centers with computing capacity.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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Ideal for studio apartments and small spaces, this Murphy bed pulls double duty, furnishing your living room while adding a place for guests to stay in the process.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
5 May 2026
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These are two examples of valuable work product the controller can furnish that fall outside the scope of a traditional departmental audit.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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The aunties who sternly monitor the tables here will take and deliver your order, but please do not expect guidance or friendship.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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One year offers a fleeting, cinematic eclipse around sunset; the next delivers a long, high-altitude spectacle.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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So when Jaden Smith wandered over to sign autographs, Huang handed the reel to him instead.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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The whole point is to remove the decisions, not hand them back to her.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Provide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provide. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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