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
One of those six stations is KNWA, the NBC affiliate licensed to Rogers, and providing coverage for the surrounding Northwest Arkansas area.
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Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.
—Data Skrive, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
It was left to the communications director, Steven Cheung, to provide clear instructions on how to react to the prospect of another American war in the Middle East.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
The department centers on advocacy and providing access to legal representation and resources for immigrants, including DACA recipients.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.
—Data Skrive, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
It was left to the communications director, Steven Cheung, to provide clear instructions on how to react to the prospect of another American war in the Middle East.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
The department centers on advocacy and providing access to legal representation and resources for immigrants, including DACA recipients.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provide
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Defense lawyers also claimed that four secret decrees Francis signed giving prosecutors wide-ranging powers to investigate violated the defendants' right to a fair trial.—
NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Doja’s assistant slips through, gives me the thumbs-up, and ushers me into a dressing room the size of a tennis court, black velvet curtains concealing the walls.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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For the occasion, my mother had put on her Balenciaga, a black dress with two wide shoulder straps, a firm bodice, a full skirt that ended a few inches above the ankles, and the illusion of an underskirt supplied by a band of taffeta ruffles, also black, that peeked out from beneath the hem.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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So, not only to mute the impacts of these interruptions right now, but to lead to a future where America is energy strong, energy dominant, Americans have lower energy prices, and America can help supply energy to an increasing number of our allies around the world.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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And furnishing that affordable house could be a design lover’s dream, considering one of the local furniture companies is Herman Miller.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2026
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Within, the interior has been brought back in line with Judd’s exacting standards furnished with his rigid plywood and metal pieces that are themselves works of sculpture.—
Mark Lamster,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
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On Sunday, tens of thousands of Orbán supporters marched across a bridge over the Danube and toward Hungary's parliament, where the prime minister delivered a speech to the crowd which filled a sprawling square.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Streisand, who played the neurotic, political firebrand Katie Morosky opposite Redford's WASPy Hubbell Gardiner in the 1973 romantic drama, performed a song and delivered a speech honoring him during the Oscars' In Memoriam segment.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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In the show notes handed to audience members at Marc Jacobs’s Fall/Winter 2026 presentation, at New York’s Park Avenue Armory in early February, the designer included a section titled Credits and Receipts.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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The White House handed a major boon to its tech industry allies on Friday, unveiling recommendations to Congress to curb state laws that limit artificial intelligence.—
Cat Zakrzewski,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Provide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provide. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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