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
Weather forecasters predict temperatures may begin dropping from Tuesday, potentially providing firefighters with more favorable conditions.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Acosta and Roban also provided co-production legal (alongside Barsamian) for Roofman, starring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
In law, a trade secret is a type of information that provides a competitive business advantage, is not known or shared with the public and reflects meaningful efforts designed to keep this information secret.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The ending scene of a lifelike Trump is also presented as a faux public service announcement, referencing Trump’s claim that the Paramount settlement will provide him $20 million worth of advertising and PSAs.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Acosta and Roban also provided co-production legal (alongside Barsamian) for Roofman, starring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
In law, a trade secret is a type of information that provides a competitive business advantage, is not known or shared with the public and reflects meaningful efforts designed to keep this information secret.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The ending scene of a lifelike Trump is also presented as a faux public service announcement, referencing Trump’s claim that the Paramount settlement will provide him $20 million worth of advertising and PSAs.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provide
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Skeptics warn that Putin is playing for time, for the opportunity to keep hammering Ukraine on the battlefield while giving lip service to seeking peace.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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On Monday, All Points East, Rock en Seine, and Forwards Festival announced that the rap star would no longer be performing, although no reason was given for the cancellations.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
19 Aug. 2025
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Low production costs are an attractive criterion for companies, particularly foreign investors, who also supply the sector.—
Gaelle Legrand,
CNBC,
23 Aug. 2025
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Last week its drones struck the Druzhba pipeline that supplies Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia – two EU countries whose governments remain on good terms with Moscow.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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Present information directly, furnished with verifiable facts and figures and structured clearly with heading tags (H1, H2, H3, etc.).—
Vaibhav Kakkar,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The money furnished lavish lifestyles for call center operators.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Fed's wild west dilemma Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to deliver a keynote address Friday at the central bank’s annual conference.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Each bite of this classic comfort food delivers taste and textural elements that perfectly compliment each other.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Wash hands thoroughly after handling reptiles, and change clothes before picking up a child.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The non-profit news outlet The City reported the encounter late Wednesday, Aug. 20, a few hours after Winnie Greco allegedly handed an open bag of Herr's sour cream and onion rippled potato chips to journalist Katie Honan following a Harlem campaign event.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Provide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provide. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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