as in food
substances intended to be eaten
gave them ample provisions so they would not get hungry on the trip
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1
as in equips
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 boards
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 provisions
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
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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Max Grinstein,
The Washington Examiner,
3 July 2026
Musk can’t sell for 366 days, and there are no early-release provisions at all.
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Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Lawmakers have raised this issue over the years, but Congress has not made serious attempts to reform these provisions since the late 1990s’ unsuccessful efforts toward a patients’ bill of rights.
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Miranda Yaver,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
The most unbearable clash was between the Declaration’s principle of equality and the Constitution’s provisions on slavery—the three-fifths clause, the fugitive-slave clause, and the slave-trade clause.
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Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
2 July 2026
Essentially, what this did was to ban non-military supersonic flights through provisions that were so strict that there was no way to get around them.
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David Szondy
july 02,
New Atlas,
2 July 2026
Similar to the labor enforcement provisions added after NAFTA, USMCA should include a rapid response system to investigate and address environmental violations.
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Serge Dedina,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2026
On July 1, provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act took effect, which, among other things, will put new limits on student loans.
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Jeffrey Selingo,
Time,
2 July 2026
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
19 Dec. 2025
Inside, the wasp provisions its offspring with paralyzed spiders or insects.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
Online claims suggest Team Norway distrusts American food after shipping 1,276 pounds of provisions for the World Cup.
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
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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Max Grinstein,
The Washington Examiner,
3 July 2026
Musk can’t sell for 366 days, and there are no early-release provisions at all.
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Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Lawmakers have raised this issue over the years, but Congress has not made serious attempts to reform these provisions since the late 1990s’ unsuccessful efforts toward a patients’ bill of rights.
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Miranda Yaver,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
The most unbearable clash was between the Declaration’s principle of equality and the Constitution’s provisions on slavery—the three-fifths clause, the fugitive-slave clause, and the slave-trade clause.
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Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
2 July 2026
Essentially, what this did was to ban non-military supersonic flights through provisions that were so strict that there was no way to get around them.
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David Szondy
july 02,
New Atlas,
2 July 2026
Similar to the labor enforcement provisions added after NAFTA, USMCA should include a rapid response system to investigate and address environmental violations.
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Serge Dedina,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2026
On July 1, provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act took effect, which, among other things, will put new limits on student loans.
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Jeffrey Selingo,
Time,
2 July 2026
Verb
For example, the female carpenter bee provisions her nest with nectar and pollen, lays the eggs, and then the eggs hatch in late summer to fall.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
19 Dec. 2025
Inside, the wasp provisions its offspring with paralyzed spiders or insects.
—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provisions
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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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AerAware departs from traditional head-up displays and instead equips both pilots with a dual wearable system that delivers the same information to each cockpit seat.
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Whether your 9-to-5 job involves a rare combination of manual record keeping and precarious wilderness travel, or your idea of outdoor recreation includes journaling your day while remaining at the ready for whatever nature hurls at you, the all-new Pen-metheus equips you for it all.
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Continue reading … ‘ZERO TOLERANCE’ — CBP boards eight cruise ships, arrests 28 in child exploitation ring case that included Disney.
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Iván de los Ángeles Arias, a 44-year-old boat pilot, often boards the boat for a five-minute ride across the Bay of Havana, keeping his car at home for emergency use only.
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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.
Verb
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The headphone amp supplies two gain settings, tailoring the amount of amplification applied to the input signal to suit the varying sensitivities of headphones and IEMs.
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Shares of Arm, which supplies technology and designs to other chipmakers, rose 134% in the quarter.
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The other eighty percent serves coordination theater, process compliance, and activity generation that feeds measurement systems nobody designed with purpose in mind.
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The result is classic banana pudding flavor in the form of a snack cake that feeds a crowd, travels well, and slices neatly for picnics, potlucks, and cookouts.
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The agency furnishes those six apartments and provides dishes and other essentials.
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The identification of that fake photo now furnishes an alibi for those who want to deny the real bombing.
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Ahead, revisit Kate Middleton’s best Wimbledon outfits since the princess first graced a match.
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As soon as the concept was solidified, French began thinking of different ways to translate the polka-dot print on the cover stars’ outfits into a makeup look.
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“Provisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisions. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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