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as in requirement
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
loaned them the car with the provision that they refill the gas tank before returning it
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2
as in food
provisions plural
substances intended to be eaten
gave them ample provisions so they would not get hungry on the trip
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as in to equip
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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2
as in to feed
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 provision
Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Water treaty is ‘vital national interest’ for Pakistan Pakistan said the treaty was a binding international agreement brokered by the World Bank and contained no provision for unilateral suspension.
—Rajesh Roy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Infrastructure-as-Code: Filling the Gap Infrastructure-as-Code allows organizations to manage and provision their cloud infrastructure through programmable code, significantly reducing manual processes and associated risks.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Other portions of the executive order are still being litigated, including a provision that withholds federal funds from states that count mail and absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but are received by election officials afterwards.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Water treaty is ‘vital national interest’ for Pakistan Pakistan said the treaty was a binding international agreement brokered by the World Bank and contained no provision for unilateral suspension.
—Rajesh Roy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
The Enterprise plan is $3.99 per user per month and adds security dashboard access, access recovery, vault sharing, free family plans for all users, custom branding options, and automatic user provisioning via SCIM from brands such as Azure AD and Okta.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Infrastructure-as-Code: Filling the Gap Infrastructure-as-Code allows organizations to manage and provision their cloud infrastructure through programmable code, significantly reducing manual processes and associated risks.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provision
Noun
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India's import licensing requirements, foreign direct investment caps, and state-run trading monopolies control who can do business and under what terms.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order earlier this year establishing new national voter identification requirements.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The legislation mandates regular background checks for drivers, requires all rides to be recorded, and bans the exchange of food and drinks between riders and drivers, among other measures.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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The payloads aboard this Dragon cargo mission—the 32nd by SpaceX—include normal things like fresh food (exactly 1,262 tortillas), biomedical and pharmaceutical experiments, and the technical demonstration of a new atomic clock.—
Abigail Bassett,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The factory is equipped with intelligent systems that streamline production while maintaining standards.—
Lauren Carpenter,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced Saturday the aircraft was not equipped with any flight recorders, leaving many questions unanswered.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Devon Toews’ net-crashing chip-in of a Josh Manson feed at 12:56 of the third period sealed things for the Avs at 3-1 and sucked the life out of a raucous American Airlines Center after Dallas drew within one on Roope Hintz’s power-play goal at 6:45 of the third.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Miami, after a 37-45 NBA regular season wrought with chaos and controversy, hijacked by the Jimmy Butler drama and trade, has fed its fans late cause to hope, at least, if not quite believe yet.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As far as the long-term effects, frequent and heavy alcohol consumption can lead to serious health conditions like liver disease, heart problems, increased cancer risk and damage to the nervous system.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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California’s capital city was ranked 13th for Easter traditions and was in eighth place overall for weather conditions, according to WalletHub. Which other California cities made the list?—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Tomato slices are slipping out, pickles are disappearing and the bread can get soggy. Build a better burger like this: Toast the bun.—
Joe Difazio,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Re consecrated the bread and wine for Holy Communion as the Sistine Chapel Choir, made up of 20 men and 30 boys, chanted.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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His four-year contract also supplies long-term depth.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Brembo supplies the braking, and the new 700 boasts adjustable preload, rebound, and compression.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Svetlana Dali boarded Delta Flight 264 from New York’s JFK International Airport to Paris’Charles de Gaulle Airport on November 26 without a ticket, prosecutors say.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2025
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After the assault, the suspect walked away from the scene and boarded a public streetcar, leaving the area.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Provision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provision. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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