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
While the amount of unused leave becomes public when an employee is paid out after leaving state service, the controller’s office would not provide the number of vacation days on the books for current employees, saying the information was confidential.
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Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Companion planting can provide a natural structure or shade.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
Game 1 provided valuable lessons for Cunningham, despite the loss.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Its Financial Services segment provides flexible investment solutions, such as leasing, financing, IT consumption, utility programs, and asset management services.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
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Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Companion planting can provide a natural structure or shade.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
Game 1 provided valuable lessons for Cunningham, despite the loss.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Its Financial Services segment provides flexible investment solutions, such as leasing, financing, IT consumption, utility programs, and asset management services.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provide
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Despite that, a growing number of companies do so voluntarily because the information gives them a leg up in the business world.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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For adult couples who could use more space to stretch out, some trundles also pop up to give guests extra room.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2025
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Brembo supplies the braking, and the new 700 boasts adjustable preload, rebound, and compression.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Apr. 2025
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His four-year contract also supplies long-term depth.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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According to the Washington Post, many government workers have been submitting the same boilerplate reply, over and over, furnishing a preview of the White House’s plan to replace the federal labor pool with digital assistants.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the group has successfully coordinated production quotas among its own members and the ten other countries that form OPEC+ to stabilize and sustain high oil prices, furnishing its members more than a trillion dollars in gross revenue.—
Ngaire Woods,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The company delivered better-than-expected first-quarter earnings of $4.25 per share and revenue of nearly $4.3 billion.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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This is a preview of The Good Life—Tap here to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Now, she's being handed the reins to replace the network's biggest star amid dangerous political territory for Democrats, who lack majorities in both chambers of Congress and have faced an identity crisis since November, when former Vice President Kamala Harris lost to Trump.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Their future is handed to a judge with limited time, minimal context and little understanding of their family, finances or goals.—
David Centeno,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Provide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provide. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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