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Recent Examples of provisioner
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.
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Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
In less of a gray area, Sandy acts decisively and switches provisioners.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 17 June 2024
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
Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
In less of a gray area, Sandy acts decisively and switches provisioners.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 17 June 2024
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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Anyone concerned about an injury should contact a healthcare provider.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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In Israel, Samaritan’s Purse has given 42 ambulances — 28 armored — to Magen David Adom, the country’s emergency services provider.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Key West native Mario Palazon of FreshCo Fish Market & Grill in Kendall, who has been in the seafood wholesale business for more than 20 years, says that his suppliers have been catching a record number of crabs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cross-border supplier payments represent the largest category.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The scrappy distributor is betting that the floodgates opened by Bong Joon Ho’s 2020 triumph have permanently changed the Academy’s appetite for global stories.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The food bank distributor cannot accept food donations but does encourage monetary contributions.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The family also happened to be purveyors of fine art, some of which will also be up for grabs via Christie’s this winter across its various auctions.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
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The denim purveyor said in its complaint that the tab trademark has come to be known as a concrete signal that consumers are buying an authentic Levi’s product and argued that extraneous uses of that trademark could dilute or harm its own brand.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her first ancestor, Captain John Jackson, came over in 1799 and became the first Black purchaser of land on Staten Island.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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For instance, alcohol can legally be consumed in bars, where one often meets and even talks to other people; meanwhile many states that have legalized recreational marijuana prohibit its use where it is sold, forcing the purchaser to take an additional step in order to get high in company.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The entrepreneur from Austin, Texas, is still waiting to receive roughly $10,000 in business tax credits for the quarter.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Jordan, a director, actor, producer and entrepreneur, starred as twin brothers Stack and Smoke in Coogler’s film Sinners, which marks their fifth collaboration.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Should New England decide to become a buyer, there are quite a few players who have been mentioned as potential trade candidates who could make sense.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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That hefty figure is also one of many variables, since virtually every buyer chooses to customize their Celestiq in some way, adding or subtracting from the final cost.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Provisioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisioner. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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