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as in equipped
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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as in fed
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 provisioned
The ship has a small but impressively provisioned boutique, filled with fine jewelry, high-end accessories, and some lovely beach and loungewear.
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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
The press corps is well provisioned for long negotiations.
—Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Its immaculately neat pantry, which Lorna provisioned on an industrial scale, held enough supplies to get them through months of being cut off by fires or cyclones.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Fully Dedicated Bare Metal and Cloud-based Server Environments HostColor’s AI-ready Charlotte Dedicated Servers are single-tenant computing environments that can be provisioned on demand.
—Nia Bowers, Charlotte Observer, 2 Jan. 2026
Enabling Zero Trust authentication, access and authorization for agents requires rethinking how identity is modeled, provisioned and governed across the full life cycle.
—Eric Olden, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
The press corps is well provisioned for long negotiations.
—Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Its immaculately neat pantry, which Lorna provisioned on an industrial scale, held enough supplies to get them through months of being cut off by fires or cyclones.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Fully Dedicated Bare Metal and Cloud-based Server Environments HostColor’s AI-ready Charlotte Dedicated Servers are single-tenant computing environments that can be provisioned on demand.
—Nia Bowers, Charlotte Observer, 2 Jan. 2026
Enabling Zero Trust authentication, access and authorization for agents requires rethinking how identity is modeled, provisioned and governed across the full life cycle.
—Eric Olden, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provisioned
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Preparing meals from scratch would require workers to be present longer and kitchens to be equipped for cooking.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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The terrorists were equipped with GoPros to film many of their crimes.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2026
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Some shaggy buffalo drowsed in a patch of shade, and a hose fed water into a large puddle where a white goose paddled in tight circles.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Before the Lyon students went to the play elements, they were fed a lunch of hot dogs, chips and frozen custard.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Its entrance opens onto the living room, which is furnished with a sofa and a small coffee table.—
Adam Williams
May 15,
New Atlas,
15 May 2026
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Renovated in 2023, the traditional Goan style continues in guest rooms with parquet floors, cane weave chairs, antique-style wardrobes with mirrors and headboards, and furnished balconies or terraces.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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Either the husband or the wife might have caught the virus there and then boarded the cruise ship, along with the virus.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Unlike previous interceptions, which mostly took place under the cover of night, the Israeli military boarded the boats in broad daylight.—
Suzan Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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According to data supplied to WWD by Launchmetrics, the viral moment generated $929,000 in media impact value over the following 48 hours for Commas, Richard Jarman’s 10-year-old men’s swim and resortwear label — 10 percent of whose product offering is womenswear.—
Patty Huntington,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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That fix is more often supplied by streaming.—
Ted Linhart,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Though Moore opted for a bold red Gucci gown on Thursday night, Moore’s previous 2026 Cannes Film Festival looks have catered more to the French luxury style.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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The luncheon was catered by students from the Ramona High School Culinary Arts Department, with menu items inspired by different decades.—
Stephanie Ogilvie,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Provisioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisioned. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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