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provisioners

noun

plural of provisioner
as in providers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provisioners
  1. providers
  2. suppliers
  3. distributors
  4. purveyors
  5. entrepreneurs
  6. buyers
Noun
  • Some Tennessee lawmakers went further, proposing to prohibit providers from administering mRNA vaccines altogether.
    — Sally C. Pipes, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Public agencies can buy from or encourage corporate procurers to buy from those AI providers that have complied with remedial measures or provided access to evaluators.
    — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of providers
Noun
  • This includes sourcing suppliers for obscure or discontinued parts.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In response to the slowdown, suppliers struggled to keep their prices in line for their business to business clients.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of suppliers
Noun
  • Despite the cool reception from distributors, the pair haven’t given up, and still plan on shopping their movie to either a streamer or theatrical distributor.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.
    — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of distributors
Noun
  • More than 75 food and beverage purveyors and 45 wineries, breweries, and distilleries participate.
    — Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Some states have taken action against purveyors of limited-partner policies.
    — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of purveyors
Noun
  • The pastor’s warning haunts the book, as, over the course of nearly 80 years, the Baeks move countries, have children, and become entrepreneurs, all while enduring brutal discrimination.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Denis Ssebayiga and Simone Pabsch, two Deaf entrepreneurs based in Kampala, cofounded SS Sign Language Tourism in late 2024, and the company earned its official Uganda tour operator license in October 2025.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of entrepreneurs
Noun
  • Trade-in buyers with negative equity financed $11,164 more than the typical new car buyer.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Definition of buyers
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“Provisioners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisioners. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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