provisions 1 of 2

plural of provision

provisions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of provision

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of provisions
Noun
The draft form doesn’t apply for 2025, although the provisions on tips and overtime pay apply. Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 Special provisions are available for individuals who become ill or disabled after filing an initial claim. Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025 Unlike other provisions in the Alien and Sedition Acts, which expired or were repealed, the Alien Enemies Act remains in effect today. Robert Birsel shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 And the Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) provisions are workable, according to UBS. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025 This crisis is an example of how regulatory capture and policy changes, like the post-2018 rollback of Dodd-Frank provisions, can backfire. Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The department has reached full compliance on hundreds of reform-minded provisions in the order. Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025 New provisions included in the federal tax law known as the One Big Beautiful Bill extend work requirements for more benefit recipients and limit or exclude the eligibility of others. Serenah McKay, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2025 The companies said the bill’s provisions couldn’t be implemented. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provisions
Noun
  • Take four categories — food at home, housing, utilities and healthcare.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, concern is growing about how certain food additives and preservatives may disrupt the gut’s delicate balance.
    Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • How Positive Emotions Spark Action Happiness doesn’t just make people feel good in the moment, but also equips them to act.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Whether deployed in Africa or preparing for NATO operations, this combat vehicle represents a major leap forward in how France equips its frontline forces.
    Interesting Engineering, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the Baroness's remaining lover, Rudy, manages to get the attention of a passing boat, boards a life raft, and leaves the island behind.
    EW.com, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For a technology-intensive financial services company like JPMorganChase, $1 million is a crumb in a bread factory.
    Emily Acton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Housemade breads are across the menu at Chenin.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Parker supplies a ready solution that nicely dovetails with Kennedy’s hostility toward vaccines, and pharmaceutical interventions against disease in general.
    Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Just like an app store provides apps for your phone, npm supplies small pieces of code that developers use to build websites, mobile apps, and cloud platforms.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Why are 'Big Brother' live feeds down?
    David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Each refusal feeds the dance, giving it a tragic dimension.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The civil-rights movement, which Williams so pointedly admires, furnishes an excellent example of this.
    Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
  • To that end, the university’s Basic Needs Services office, which furnishes a variety of programs and support to help Titans experiencing unforeseen financial hardship, is offering Financial Wellness Peer Mentoring.
    Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • See each one of Grande's MTV VMAs outfits below.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That video was the first of what has since expanded into an all-encompassing price breakdown content page, where Wilson tallies up pieces from everything from Bama Rush outfits to back-to-school hauls.
    Tabitha Parent, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Provisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisions. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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