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as in requirement
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
loaned them the car with the provision that they refill the gas tank before returning it
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2
as in food
provisions plural
substances intended to be eaten
gave them ample provisions so they would not get hungry on the trip
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as in to equip
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
the climbers were sufficiently provisioned to withstand just about any mountaineering emergency
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as in to feed
to provide food or meals for
it was the quartermaster's job to properly equip and provision the troops
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Recent Examples of provision
Nik Popli, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The 2021 and 2022 tax filing seasons faced plenty of complications with all the additional COVID-19 stimulus provisions, according to Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting in Riverwoods, Illinois.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Bruce Schneier, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Canada ultimately provisioned more than one-third of the base metal to the wartime effort, a deed considered by historians to be one of the country’s most important contributions to the Allied victory.
—Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Some conservatives criticized earmarks in the bill and objected to foreign aid provisions.
—Nik Popli, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The 2021 and 2022 tax filing seasons faced plenty of complications with all the additional COVID-19 stimulus provisions, according to Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting in Riverwoods, Illinois.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
So far, only a few governments have extended beyond basic research, seed funding, and computational infrastructure to directly build and provision AI models—that is, to create Public AI.
—Bruce Schneier, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Canada ultimately provisioned more than one-third of the base metal to the wartime effort, a deed considered by historians to be one of the country’s most important contributions to the Allied victory.
—Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provision
Noun
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Among the demands are a requirement for judicial warrants, better identification of DHS officers, new use of force standards and a stop to racial profiling.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The amendment also cements that outside vendors contracted for requests for proposals should follow county procurement and ethics requirements.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Last year, Republicans passed legislation to reduce spending on federal health programs and food assistance, largely by imposing work requirements on people receiving aid and by shifting certain costs onto the states.—
ALI SWENSON,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The amount spent over a lifetime includes annual costs of food, veterinary services, grooming and insurance.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Artificial intelligence inspires both excitement and anxiety, and few people are as well equipped to separate signal from noise as Rajeev Kapur.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The property is equipped with a heating system.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, the homogenization of taste, caused in part by streaming platforms, social media feeds and online algorithms, means that people – even VICs, for all their wealth – often want the same things.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Each deployment feeds new plant imagery back into the system, strengthening its ability to detect and classify plants across diverse environments.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Butler County Jail, which has had an agreement with the federal government to detain ICE inmates since last year, recently faced accusations about overcrowding and poor conditions.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Feb. 2026
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This reduces the disruption caused by physical interventions and ensures stable environmental conditions.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The baked bao is as soft, fluffy and mildly sweet as milk bread.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Crispy, salty pancetta, two types of cheese, sweet corn kernels, and a parsley-panko bread crumb topping will have everyone coming back for another scoop.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2026
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Due to weather conditions, firefighters initiated a second alarm as mutual aid from the Southington and New Britain Fire Departments supplied station coverage, according to fire officials.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Factbook also supplied superlatives that trivia buffs could count on, issuing Daily Facts of historical and geographical significance.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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New nonstop flights to new destinations will be boarding soon at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Russian security service – the FSB – said Sunday that immediately after the shooting the suspect boarded a flight from Moscow to Dubai, where he was detained and returned to Russia.—
CNN's Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Provision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provision. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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