as in food
substances intended to be eaten
a chef who prides himself on creating all of his dishes from local provender
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Recent Examples of provender
While the menu is often updated, the restaurant’s DNA remains unchanged—celebrating the provender of Ireland in exquisite fashion.
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Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2026
The Grill’s regular offerings run the gamut from pasta and seafood to beef and chicken, prepared with local culinary influences and plenty of provender from the resort’s ten-acre garden.
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Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
This, combined with a burgeoning demand for local provender on the part of city restaurants, fertilized a revival of small-scale agriculture in the region.
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Bryan Miller,
Town & Country,
8 Sep. 2013
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2026
The Grill’s regular offerings run the gamut from pasta and seafood to beef and chicken, prepared with local culinary influences and plenty of provender from the resort’s ten-acre garden.
—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
This, combined with a burgeoning demand for local provender on the part of city restaurants, fertilized a revival of small-scale agriculture in the region.
—
Bryan Miller,
Town & Country,
8 Sep. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provender
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The organization warned that as search-and-rescue teams begin to scale back operations, humanitarian needs—particularly food, medical care and protection services—could intensify rather than diminish.
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Intestinal infections, which caused severe diarrhea and dehydration, were common in 1776 because of poor sanitation and contaminated food and water, especially in military camps, per NIH and NLM.
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Online claims suggest Team Norway distrusts American food after shipping 1,276 pounds of provisions for the World Cup.
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The bill restricts adversarial foreign nations from maintaining significant investments in agricultural land and property near military bases, among other provisions.
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But Rhaenyra seems happy enough handing out bread and basking in the smallfolk’s love.
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Just like zucchini bread, zucchini in cake is moist and unexpectedly tasty.
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Jackson has recorded three videos thus far for the wellness unit — one with a marinated chicken recipe, another with tri-tip meat.
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And even after an animal is slaughtered, the meat goes through a thorough inspection looking for any sign of disease, abnormalities or contamination.
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“Provender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provender. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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