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as in to provide

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noun

ˈwȯrm-ˌəp How to pronounce warm-up (audio)
as in prelude
a performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event the couple's initial exchange of insults proved to be only a warm-up for their booze-fueled fight later that night

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Recent Examples of warm (up)
Noun
Ombré became one of the defining looks of the weekend, especially as the All-Star Game warm-up uniforms echoed the same gradient effect. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Following June and July’s warm-up, August delivers summer’s main event for stargazers. — Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026 Bosa did warm-up drills with the defensive line then returned to individual conditioning rather than participate in 11-on-11 action. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 July 2026 As Summit players had passed through the southeast gate and into warm-ups, the crowd pushed closer to the barriers. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for warm (up)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warm (up)
  1. provide
  2. prelude
  3. supply
  4. preliminary
  5. furnish
  6. equip
  7. arm
  8. educate
Verb
  • The plan will intensify the battle between Amazon and Walmart to provide consumers with the fastest delivery times.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Australians do provide a men’s and women’s singles berth for a player from the Asia-Pacific region, to foster development in less traditional tennis countries.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of provide
Noun
  • Cooper—who is reportedly in Paris to film a prelude to Ocean’s Eleven with Margot Robbie—was not pictured.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Marvel services fans with a bevy of delightful Easter eggs, but the film works better as an extended prelude to Endgame than as its own story.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of prelude
Verb
  • Ukraine also launched another attack on the premises of Wildberries, Russia’s biggest online retailer, which Kyiv says helps supply the Russian military.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Merck, which developed the original MMR combination shot, stopped supplying single, or monovalent, vaccines against measles, mumps and rubella in the US in 2008.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of supply
Noun
  • But all of that was just the preliminaries for Grady Emerson.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
  • The meet continues Thursday, a day consisting largely of women’s preliminaries, followed by men’s finals Friday and women’s finals Saturday.
    — Mike Wilson, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of preliminary
Verb
  • The award comes with a $5,000 cash prize furnished by Drew Associates.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In all, there are about 7,500 square feet of living space; Both homes are being sold furnished.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of furnish
Verb
  • The property has a bluestone patio and a rooftop deck featuring a firepit, two heaters, a fan, seating, and a kitchen equipped with a Saffire smoker, double kegerator, refrigerator and a stainless steel sink.
    — Kim Quillen, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • For a country that's largely not equipped to deal with these levels of heat, it's been a particularly uncomfortable few weeks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of equip
Verb
  • Summary Middle Eastern powers continue to arm both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Loeb tells patients to arm themselves with vetted information before making a decision.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of arm
Verb
  • This summer, Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office deputies have also pulled over teens for driving e-bikes and e-motorcycles recklessly, but also to educate teens on driving responsibly and the rules of the road.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As during the first Taliban regime in the 1990s, women activists have organized underground schools to educate girls denied access to formal classrooms.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of educate

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