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Recent Examples of provender The Grill’s regular offerings run the gamut from pasta and seafood to beef and chicken, prepared with local culinary influences and plenty of provender from the resort’s ten-acre garden. Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 No matter, the paucity of provender assured that no one would miss the arrival of King Jayme and Queen Jason. al, 20 Feb. 2020 This, combined with a burgeoning demand for local provender on the part of city restaurants, fertilized a revival of small-scale agriculture in the region. Bryan Miller, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provender
Noun
  • According to the new research, which analyzed data from 125,000 children, there was a 36% decline in all food allergies between 2012 and 2020.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • There are also ramifications for the agriculture industry and food production.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Total taxpayer savings could amount to an additional $50 billion because the IRS has yet to update its withholding tables to account for new provisions retroactive to the start of 2025, Oxford lead economist Nancy Vanden Houten said in a report this week.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • His previous version of HB23, known as HB244, passed the State Senate during Alabama’s 2025 Legislative Session with the same provisions — apart from the provision banning teachers from using students’ preferred pronouns, which was removed — but ultimately did not become law.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The restaurant says Muriel’s resident ghosts of are harmless but, to be safe, there’s always a table reserved for Jourdan set with bread and wine.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • As Día de los Muertos approaches, Arizona grocery stores stock their bakery shelves with traditional pan dulce and sweet breads that help families honor loved ones with flavor and memory.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of a hearty stew of beans, meat, and spices like cumin and chili powder, Skyline or Cincinnati chili is a thinner, slightly sweet meat sauce with strong notes of cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
  • There are a number of reasons why red meat might be a problem, including the high heme iron content, plus the need to cook meat at high temperatures, which can produce carcinogenic compounds.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Provender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provender. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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