Thesaurus results for PROVISIONER

provisioner

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as in provider

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Recent Examples of provisioner Meanwhile, on the dock, Zoë overhears the provisioners say something about being paid to keep quiet. — 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 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

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Participants included teachers, school officials, district and state education leaders and math and civics curriculum providers across elementary, middle and high school contexts.

— Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Depending on the provider and plan, these services can monitor multiple sources of information and send alerts when something needs your attention.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of provider

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As companies including OpenAI, Google and other AI developers raced to build increasingly powerful models, Nvidia became a critical supplier of the chips and computing systems needed to train and operate them.

— Steve Mollman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2026
Instead of booking a box supplier, moving crew, storage unit, and shipper, a family can place one order, and the company handles the rest.

— Wyles Daniel, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of supplier

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Prior to the new regulations going into effect, CBS Pittsburgh talked to one skill game distributor that was loading games onto a truck to be sent out of state.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
The distributor is mounting a single campaign for both installments, targeting not only arthouse moviegoers but also history buffs, schools, cultural institutions and younger audiences through social media.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of distributor

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Some sit in the same spot to make their bids; others only work with certain spotters – Mahan once pulled spotter Bo Black away from his lunch mid-bite because a purchaser would only bid if Black was in front of him.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Instead, the sophisticated purchaser shops ahead of time, then tells employees where to go for high-quality, high-value care.

— Tony Lo Sasso, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of purchaser

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The entrepreneur built a media empire and has launched multiple brands based on her lifestyle and entertaining expertise.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Texas tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, his wife Helen Sharp and their two children, 4-year-old Emma and 2-year-old Charlie, were killed in Sunday’s Learjet crash in Palm Beach County, their family confirmed in a statement.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

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