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Recent Examples of provisioner
Meanwhile, on the dock, Zoë overhears the provisioners say something about being paid to keep quiet.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
The discovery report recorded that the top drawer of the desk contains the provisioner’s ledger and the captain’s expedition journal, but the Danish team who found the ship were pessimistic about the likelihood of the books surviving the tow.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
The menu also features house-made pasta and paninis highlighting local provisioners.
—Caroline Eubanks, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Jan. 2023
In addition to funding battles, that money bankrolled corrupt administrators, private contractors, and opportunistic provisioners who collectively moved people west on the cheap and then pocketed the profits.
—Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
The early prosperity of New England was largely based on its role as provisioner for black slave plantation islands such as Jamaica and Barbados.
—Howard W. French, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2018
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
The discovery report recorded that the top drawer of the desk contains the provisioner’s ledger and the captain’s expedition journal, but the Danish team who found the ship were pessimistic about the likelihood of the books surviving the tow.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
The menu also features house-made pasta and paninis highlighting local provisioners.
—Caroline Eubanks, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Jan. 2023
In addition to funding battles, that money bankrolled corrupt administrators, private contractors, and opportunistic provisioners who collectively moved people west on the cheap and then pocketed the profits.
—Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
The early prosperity of New England was largely based on its role as provisioner for black slave plantation islands such as Jamaica and Barbados.
—Howard W. French, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provisioner
Noun
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Natural gas service provider Atmos Energy said that a construction company not connected to Atmos damaged a natural gas pipeline, per The New York Times.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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This one-stop shopping isn’t necessarily a good thing, according to critics who say some telehealth providers are writing prescriptions for people who should not be taking GLP-1s and then providing little or no follow-up care.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The Climb ultimately collapsed, owing furious crew and suppliers more than £300,000 ($400,000) in unpaid wages and invoices.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
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Last year, Republic National CEO Bob Hendrickson said the exit was due to rising operational costs and supplier changes.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Among the company’s near-term priorities are integrating and expanding MM Mega Market, a Vietnamese wholesale distributor of consumer goods recently acquired from TCC for around $720 million, and expanding the use of artificial intelligence.—
Kevin Lim,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Since then, the former has broken a handful of records for A24, becoming its youngest filmmaker and logging the indie distributor/production company’s biggest ever opening weekend with $118 million worldwide at the box office.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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Smyth has been known for its focus on local produce and continuously pushing the boundaries of modern gastronomy through collaborations with farmers, fishermen and artisanal purveyors.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Many of the food products are directly sourced from Italy; others come from exclusive Cipriani purveyors, such as Green Circle chicken, sourced from small Amish and Mennonite family farms in Pennsylvania, and Australian lamb, imported fresh from the Colac region of Victoria, Australia.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Social scientists have been working on consumer behavior and trying to understand the purchaser’s decision process.—
Ezgi Eyüboğlu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
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China is both the largest purchaser of New Caledonian nickel and the world’s largest refiner of nickel.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Social entrepreneur Elizabeth Joyce created Intrinsic as the home of Community Center, a new collaborative marketing engine for independent filmmakers launching this fall.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
30 May 2026
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Candidate Tomás Sidenfaden, a software developer and entrepreneur who lives in Century City, also criticized how the county handled the fire.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Any buyer that showed interest—even those with their own connections to the government—was warned away by the security forces.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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The motor is powered by the buyer's choice of a 500- or 800-Wh lithium-ion battery, which is mounted on the back of the seat.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 June 2026
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“Provisioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisioner. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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