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as in equipping
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 feeding
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 provisioning
Swyngedouw called for greater emphasis by governments on provisioning water as a public service.
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Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
The shift is from provisioning for hypothetical peaks to continuously aligning resources with real-world demand.
—Ben Ofiri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
The shift is from provisioning for hypothetical peaks to continuously aligning resources with real-world demand.
—Ben Ofiri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provisioning
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Hospitality Partnerships Are Key Since 2013, Tréca Paris has been supporting the Airelles hotel group in equipping its prestigious establishments.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Iran now appears to be equipping more of its ballistic missiles with a cargo warhead, which can carry cluster submunitions, than in previous conflicts with Israel.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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That described a baby’s first formula feeding in the hospital, the document said.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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But federal budget projections also show the program shrinking as the new work rules kick in, suggesting feeding fewer people is a feature of HR1.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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The discourse that Aram specifically investigates is of the kind that Said critiques for furnishing the West with authority over the East, an instrument of cultural and geopolitical domination.—
Julian Stern,
Artforum,
24 Mar. 2026
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The biggest challenge in furnishing this space was maintaining formal and functional consistency.—
Ludovica Stevan,
Architectural Digest,
22 Mar. 2026
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The pair share a moment before boarding a business class flight to Portland, Oregon.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The suspects were seen walking along Rhode Island Avenue, then boarding a Metrobus and traveling toward the Georgia Avenue corridor before continuing by foot, according to investigators.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Orenbuch notes that Delta Air Lines alone has collected as much as $10 billion from Amex in recent years for supplying seats on its planes to rewards customers.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lisa began working full-time in the secondhand clothing sector in 1994, initially in Poland and later in the Netherlands, supplying wholesalers in both Eastern Europe and Africa.—
Lisa Jepsen,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Mar. 2026
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High demand eventually led the company to open a store in Tokyo and begin catering directly to that market.—
Bailey Allen,
Cape Cod Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Self-catering cottages give you the flexibility to make your own meals — a lifesaver with picky eaters — while scenic drives and free access to most of the sweeping clifftop landscapes make for an unforgettable road trip.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Provisioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisioning. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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