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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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Recent Examples of providers
Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
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David Teel, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The hacker targeted Vietnamese telecommunications providers, agriculture systems and even government databases.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
The partnership reflects a broader industry shift as buy-now, pay-later providers expand their focus into physical retail after initially concentrating on e-commerce.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Harrison returned home and planned to miscarry without medical intervention as advised by the providers at Mercy San Juan.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Although the World Wide Web had existed for two years, nobody really knew how to make money off it, at least besides domain squatters, internet service providers like AOL, and browser providers like Netscape (which would soon be decimated by Microsoft).
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 26 Sep. 2025
And some health care providers may be seeing syphilis cases for the first time in their careers.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Children under the age of 6 are able to get the COVID shot from other health care providers, including county immunization clinics.
—Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
According to Jones, family childcare providers in the city earn between $14–$28/hour.
—Yasser Salem, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
David Teel, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The hacker targeted Vietnamese telecommunications providers, agriculture systems and even government databases.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
The partnership reflects a broader industry shift as buy-now, pay-later providers expand their focus into physical retail after initially concentrating on e-commerce.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Harrison returned home and planned to miscarry without medical intervention as advised by the providers at Mercy San Juan.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Although the World Wide Web had existed for two years, nobody really knew how to make money off it, at least besides domain squatters, internet service providers like AOL, and browser providers like Netscape (which would soon be decimated by Microsoft).
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 26 Sep. 2025
And some health care providers may be seeing syphilis cases for the first time in their careers.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Children under the age of 6 are able to get the COVID shot from other health care providers, including county immunization clinics.
—Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
According to Jones, family childcare providers in the city earn between $14–$28/hour.
—Yasser Salem, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for providers
Noun
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Policy steps by governments and negotiations with Chinese suppliers have eased some disruption.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Millions of dollars were owed to financiers, the presenters, contestants and suppliers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With only three months left in 2025, retailers are continuing to open new locations, and Walmart is no exception.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Zephro’s company, Trick or Trick Studios, produces and imports goods that are sold to more than 10,000 retailers around the world, 65% in the United States.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Providers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/providers. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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