PROVIDES (FOR) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

provides (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of provide (for)

as in allows (for)

to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies) the rules provide for emergency situations, spelling out certain exceptions

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as in keeps

to pay the living expenses of sufficient income to provide for his ever growing family

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Paramount has agreed to delay acquiring Warner Brothers Discovery until next year as an Oakland federal court considers a high-profile lawsuit from Attorney General Rob Bonta that seeks to block the merger.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
At the time of the announcement, Cecilia Strömblad Brännsten, head of resource use and circularity at H&M, said working with Circ and Lenzing provides a better way forward as the company considers its production strategies.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

Definition of considers

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Launched in 2014, the program supports survivors and documents abuse linked to water access in informal settlements.

— Raul Roman, NPR, 25 July 2026
Ownership supports Breslow's long-term vision, and the team's recent success is winning over skeptical fans as the trade deadline approaches.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of supports

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Her Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, the head of the state’s repressive apparatus, receives American military officers in Caracas even as Washington maintains a $25 million bounty on his head.

— Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026
An activist organization called DeFlock maintains a crowdsourced map with the locations of well over 80,000 cameras.

— Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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