as in supplier
a person or company that supplies goods or services
There are many things to consider when shopping for a healthcare provider.
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If reclassified, marijuana would be treated the same as drugs like Tylenol with codeine and anabolic steroids, which can be prescribed by licensed health care providers and dispensed by licensed pharmacies.
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
Report concerns to your health care provider After disasters, people tend to downplay their own issues out of concern for others, Lewandowski said.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Some school districts pay for multiple providers at once.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
That dynamic, ProPublica found, has resulted in claims of spectacular abuse and neglect, prompting the courts to appoint a special counsel to oversee guardianship reforms and Attorney General Letitia James to launch an investigation into some providers.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2025
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
Report concerns to your health care provider After disasters, people tend to downplay their own issues out of concern for others, Lewandowski said.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Some school districts pay for multiple providers at once.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
That dynamic, ProPublica found, has resulted in claims of spectacular abuse and neglect, prompting the courts to appoint a special counsel to oversee guardianship reforms and Attorney General Letitia James to launch an investigation into some providers.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provider
distributor
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Despite industry-wide budget cuts and a shortage of doc distributors for nonfiction social issue fare, Powers winnowed the list of 23 docs from over 1,000 submissions.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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The studio is also the distributor for the Icon library including The Passion of the Christ.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Provider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provider. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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