1
as in economical
careful in the management of money or resources
it is possible to be provident without being miserly
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2
as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
her provident measures kept us safe while we waited out the hurricane
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Recent Examples of provident
The ordinance also recognizes domestic workers as formal workers and extends protections to employees of non-profit organizations, including eligibility for provident fund and pension schemes.
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Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Nov. 2025
For example, many cities have begun allowing parents to help their children buy an apartment using their housing provident funds, a kind of compulsory saving program in China.
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Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
16 Sep. 2022
Its pilots are angry over not having received the company’s contribution towards their provident fund since 2020, even as pay cuts continue.
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Niharika Sharma,
Quartz,
13 July 2022
Social Security would likely be replaced also with a provident-fund system, basically a private retirement account with mandatory contributions, with backup provisions if this proves to be insufficient in old age.
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Nathan Lewis,
Forbes,
15 Sep. 2021
That led to another announcement this spring, which prevented people from using BN(O) passports for the early withdrawal of mandatory provident funds (MPFs).
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Michelle Toh and Kristie Lu Stout,
CNN,
26 Aug. 2021
The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined).
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Jessica T. Mathews,
The New York Review of Books,
20 Aug. 2020
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Nov. 2025
For example, many cities have begun allowing parents to help their children buy an apartment using their housing provident funds, a kind of compulsory saving program in China.
—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
16 Sep. 2022
Its pilots are angry over not having received the company’s contribution towards their provident fund since 2020, even as pay cuts continue.
—
Niharika Sharma,
Quartz,
13 July 2022
Social Security would likely be replaced also with a provident-fund system, basically a private retirement account with mandatory contributions, with backup provisions if this proves to be insufficient in old age.
—
Nathan Lewis,
Forbes,
15 Sep. 2021
That led to another announcement this spring, which prevented people from using BN(O) passports for the early withdrawal of mandatory provident funds (MPFs).
—
Michelle Toh and Kristie Lu Stout,
CNN,
26 Aug. 2021
The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined).
—
Jessica T. Mathews,
The New York Review of Books,
20 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provident
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Ronaldo is clearly more economical with his running — staying more static between the width of the goalposts — meaning Portugal are less fluid across the front line.
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At these densities, air cooling is often no longer sufficient or economical.
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Consumer confidence ticked up in June after weeks of anxiety tied to the conflict, though people remain cautious as worries about jobs and prices persist.
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Gymshark’s growth has slowed as competition has intensified and consumers have become more cautious about spending.
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For more time-saving, clever kitchen tools at Amazon, keep reading.
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The former are made using a resource-saving, closed-loop process.
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Determination and careful calculations — hold on, carry the 2 — are a must.
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Graduate students face lower federal limits and the loss of Grad PLUS, requiring careful financial planning.
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Keeping their core together seems like a prudent move.
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Perhaps the radical thought of a black woman as president made this approach seem prudent.
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In a workplace where many leaders face stress and talent is abundant, reliability and proactive engagement are crucial differentiators.
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The study’s authors framed hearing loss as one of the most easily modifiable dementia risk factors, making early amplification a proactive health decision rather than a cosmetic one.
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In another farsighted plot point, Verne has his characters attempt a course-correction burn using firework-like rockets.
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These word assemblages could then be linked to one another or branch off in entirely new directions—a farsighted idea for the time.
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Its satirical video, depicting politicians descending into an all-out fistfight, proved especially prescient during the fevered atmosphere of the 2016 election cycle.
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The chess board will look much different Friday, but in the friendly, Alfaro made some mid-game adjustments that could become prescient when the two sides meet again.
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“Provident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provident. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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