provisioned

verb

past tense of provision
1
as in equipped
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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2
as in fed
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 provisioned Seats provisioned, logins and training completions measured the broad track well. — Emily Lewis-Pinnell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Freshly provisioned, my payload equaled a third of my own weight. — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 Liberty in its highest form, for Elizabeth Freeman, was ensuring that her dearest ones would always be safe, well provisioned and well loved. — New York Times, 22 June 2026 The ship has a small but impressively provisioned boutique, filled with fine jewelry, high-end accessories, and some lovely beach and loungewear. — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026 The press corps is well provisioned for long negotiations. — Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 Fully Dedicated Bare Metal and Cloud-based Server Environments HostColor’s AI-ready Charlotte Dedicated Servers are single-tenant computing environments that can be provisioned on demand. — Nia Bowers, Charlotte Observer, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provisioned
  1. equipped
  2. fed
  3. furnished
  4. boarded
  5. supplied
  6. catered
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  • Lockheed Martin installed it aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble, making the vessel the first US destroyer equipped with a high-energy laser.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Bathrooms are equipped with rain showers, motion-sensing Toto toilets, and soaking tubs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of equipped
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  • The children did not attend school, were fed poorly and did not receive medical attention even if injured or sick, according to the report.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This plasma pasta wraps around the black hole and is gradually fed to it, with some former star stuff being ejected as near-light-speed jets.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of fed
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  • There are plenty of Ostalgie museums in today’s united Germany, furnished with memorabilia of the German Democratic Republic, from twigs of barbed wire to Trabant gearboxes.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The only teaser photo showing the production van's rear-end ahead of its mid-September debut does so from the vantage point of a large, breezy cabin tent, furnished with a folding table and chair set.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of furnished
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  • Hanway Films has boarded Luca Guadagnino‘s Bernardo Bertolucci documentary Joie De Vivre, which debuts at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Following the game, the team boarded a red-eye flight back to Newark Liberty International Airport.
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of boarded
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  • The resulting device was photopumped, meaning an external light source supplied the energy needed for lasing.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The aforementioned Jennifer contributed meatballs, their mom helmed the antipasti station, Raf’s supplied the tiramisù.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of supplied
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  • Hector Boiardi catered a welcome-home reception at the White House for 2,000 World War I soldiers.
    — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 4, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
  • While the property is self-catered and Penrith's grocery shops are a 10-minute drive away, the estate's private chef, Elliot, became our fairy godfather for the weekend.
    — Tamara Southward, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of catered

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“Provisioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisioned. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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