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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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1
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
Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
If signed into law, most of its provisions would take effect on May 7.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2025
Forrester, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
These policies are enforced throughout the provisioning lifecycle to ensure compliance.
—Venkatadri Marella, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In its press release, the union suggested that the provisions in the Disney agreement could have an impact on its ongoing first-contract negotiations with DreamWorks Animation for production workers.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
If signed into law, most of its provisions would take effect on May 7.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
Insurance tech teams should focus on provisioning high-quality data (including unstructured data used for generative AI applications), partnering with vendors that can provide AI skills or applications, and adopting AI for specific use cases.
—Forrester, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
These policies are enforced throughout the provisioning lifecycle to ensure compliance.
—Venkatadri Marella, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provision
Noun
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Regulatory compliance is also managed through specialized software that tracks changing requirements and automates reporting processes.—
Serge Beck,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Rideshare company representatives told city councilors during a hearing last month that the ordinance was too stringent and that making companies get umbrella liability insurance for their workers exceeds the state's requirements.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Shortly after the January arrests, the Episcopalian Church in Puerto Rico announced a new program that offers migrants food as well as legal, psychological and spiritual help.—
Dánica Coto,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Instead, an encore career involves a significant shift, such as an attorney transitioning to running a food shelter, a finance executive dedicating their time to the SPCA, or a corporate executive pursuing a lifelong passion for music by working at a radio station.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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These ships are equipped with ramps that can quickly load, transport, and unload tanks and other heavy equipment in wartime.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Haunting images of the Titanic first made headlines in 1985 when Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s ROV, Argo, equipped with high-resolution cameras and sonar, located the wreck at a staggering depth of 12,500 feet.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2025
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Animals at the surface and those that regularly break through it to feed or breathe will be especially affected by direct contact with the surface slick.—
Lauren Lowman,
WIRED,
15 Mar. 2025
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None of these restaurants, which require a higher financial investment than Sora Craft Kitchen, are strictly solo-chef restaurants — their staffs are tiny and caring — but each chef’s individual vision comes through when there are fewer diners to feed.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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The director of the F1 movie, Joseph Kosinski, has revealed the one condition Lewis Hamilton had going into its production.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Officials issued mandatory evacuation orders via social media that included homes, hotels and a Walmart. Jennifer Thompson, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Norman, described the fire conditions in the central and northern parts of the state as historic and highly anomalous.—
Sean Murphy and Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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It’s been a bread basket, but special minerals, rare metals?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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Dogs should avoid, among others, garlic bread, raisin bread, banana bread, pumpkin bread and bread dough.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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My own writing since then has sketched out some of the consequences of its fiscal crisis for operations and provided a history of the budget plans and projections that its leadership has supplied to its trustees and, by extension, to the ratings agencies.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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In addition to serving its retail locations, Express Kitchens supplies cabinets for the country’s largest residential property developers such Toll Brothers and Winn Management, as well as Home Depot.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2025
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On March 22, 1995, Polyakov boarded the Soyuz TM-20 spacecraft, alongside Aleksandr Viktorenko and Yelena Kondakova, to return to Earth.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore boarded a SpaceX Dragon capsule docked at the International Space Station and began their journey back to Earth.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Provision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provision. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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