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as in equipping
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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as in feeding
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 provisioning
Swyngedouw called for greater emphasis by governments on provisioning water as a public service.
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Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
The shift is from provisioning for hypothetical peaks to continuously aligning resources with real-world demand.
—Ben Ofiri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
The shift is from provisioning for hypothetical peaks to continuously aligning resources with real-world demand.
—Ben Ofiri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provisioning
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My focus would be on protecting liberty, fostering innovation, and equipping people to succeed in the next economy.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Even students who ultimately choose other career paths get to learn key concepts, such as the engineering design process, equipping them with practical skills for the rest of their life.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 Feb. 2026
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These trees are excellent hosts for caterpillars, an important food for birds feeding their developing young.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026
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Cheetahs are great hunters and eat rapidly then also leave remains for feeding other species.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Grosjean, who is a former teacher, would help the children of the families learn English and would oversee furnishing the restrooms of the houses provided to the refugee families.—
Anna Heqimi,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2026
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Huppert entreats her to help locate this potentially deadly ancient tome, and assist in furnishing an all-out vampire gala in the process (replete, again, with dazzling looks).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2026
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Before leaving Dilley and boarding a flight to California, the family gathered for a final video call with their lawyer and a reporter.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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The church has old newspaper articles that talk about Hines keeping Louisville police from boarding his train and searching for people to bring back to Kentucky.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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White Stork, which is named for the national bird of Ukraine, bills itself as the largest non-governmental organization supplying individual first aid kits and anti-drone jamming systems to Ukraine.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, after years supplying Ukraine with weapons and drawing down its own stockpiles of munitions, the Pentagon must rebuild its inventory to prepare for any future conflicts, including one against a near-peer adversary like China or Russia.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The restaurant also will offer catering.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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In 1979, a socialite friend of Chin’s landed her a gig catering a party thrown by Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad to welcome Sean Connery to town.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Provisioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisioning. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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