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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
The Fort Worth division of Lockheed Martin was also given a $17 million modification to an existing contract for provisioning spares.
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Maven Navarro
june 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026
Preference sheets are refined, provisioning is tailored, itineraries are shaped, and logistics mapped out well before guests step onboard.
—Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
Agents provisioning access, processing payroll, remediating security incidents—with no identity, no audit trail, no compliance posture.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Unfortunately, this need often goes unaddressed since provisioning a user account is easier than securing data access.
—Hugh Cumming, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Swyngedouw called for greater emphasis by governments on provisioning water as a public service.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
Maven Navarro
june 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026
Preference sheets are refined, provisioning is tailored, itineraries are shaped, and logistics mapped out well before guests step onboard.
—Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
Agents provisioning access, processing payroll, remediating security incidents—with no identity, no audit trail, no compliance posture.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Unfortunately, this need often goes unaddressed since provisioning a user account is easier than securing data access.
—Hugh Cumming, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Swyngedouw called for greater emphasis by governments on provisioning water as a public service.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provisioning
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Instead of optimizing for a moment of attention, this strategy focuses on equipping audiences with tools or knowledge, engaging them through participation and empowering them to carry ideas forward through their own networks and communities.—
Felicity Fellows,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Flexibility aside, interacting with our world is one reason robotics engineers keep trying to make machines more human-like, equipping them with vision systems (eyes), microphones (ears), speakers (mouths), touch sensors, and many other systems.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 May 2026
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Lava buried roughly 6,000 feet of the access road under an average of 30 feet of rock, carved two canyons through the main channels and destroyed the power lines feeding the site.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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In spite of the cool winter chinch bugs are feeding in Augustine lawns; treat when noticed.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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The jury in March found O’Connor guilty of crimes including child endangerment and furnishing alcohol to a minor, and dissuading a witness.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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Resist the urge to buy new when furnishing a small patio on a budget.—
Jenny Hughes,
The Spruce,
25 May 2026
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Tens of thousands of patients are boarding planes each year for stem cell treatment that no major medical body has cleared as safe or effective for what’s being sold.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
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Jafet Jemmott Federico Jemmot The family said surveillance video later showed Jafet boarding a Q52 bus and getting off near Beach 95th Street, but the trail ended after that.—
Naomi Ruchim,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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The semiconductor firm, which designs chips for data centers, soared after Huang touted the company’s efforts in supplying the AI infrastructure build-out during an onstage appearance with Marvell CEO Matthew Murphy at Computex Week in Taipei on Monday.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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The partners say the project demonstrated that existing hydrogen, battery, fuel-cell, and electrical technologies can be integrated into a modular floating system capable of supplying power to large ships at berth and deployed across ports worldwide.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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In need of health insurance, aspiring actress Ash turns her skills toward being a Time Travel Agent for Retro, a luxury travel startup catering to the rich and history-obsessed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Sunset Studios plans to launch a group of standing sets at the Sunset Las Palmas Studios lot in Hollywood catering to the fast-growing vertical format.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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“Provisioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisioning. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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