as in to give
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
this luxury hotel provides all the comforts of home to well-heeled vacationers
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Recent Examples of provide
Oils, scrubs, and detoxes all provide balance and ensure optimal growth.
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Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
City officials provided renderings, which show a white bridge with two sets of arches on either side.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
The administration had also unveiled a separate program that would have provided student loan forgiveness to people based on hardship.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Money also helps cordon off the boundaries of an exchange: Once the service has been provided and the money handed over, each party can walk away knowing they’re settled up.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
City officials provided renderings, which show a white bridge with two sets of arches on either side.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
The administration had also unveiled a separate program that would have provided student loan forgiveness to people based on hardship.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Money also helps cordon off the boundaries of an exchange: Once the service has been provided and the money handed over, each party can walk away knowing they’re settled up.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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His son, who had drifted away from art, was given the chance to complete it. 10 Best Books of 2024: The staff of The New York Times Book Review has chosen the year’s top fiction and nonfiction.Sadie Stein, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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There are gold pulls that make the piece look luxe, a flat bottom construction that increases stability and gives it a clean look, and fluted wood on the front for a mid-century modern-inspired design.Shea Simmons, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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Wirth said Chevron will help supply these data centers with gas , hinting at more specific announcements on the horizon.Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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In the end, more than 10,000 people and organizations supplied means for some 4,700 animals’ successful transportation to new homes in at least temporarily safer areas.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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Other cities around the planet had heavy industries and daily traffic jams, but L.A.’s geography furnishes its sky with a long memory.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2025
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Each day brought new costs: $47,000 for an HVAC system; $170,000 to the general contractor; $130,000 to stock the playground and furnish the building.ProPublica, ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Harnessing firming ingredients such as peptides, retinol, and caffeine, many of the best body-firming lotions also deliver benefits that transcend tightening.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025
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In 2021, the segment delivered an operating loss of $30 million and in the years after, management successfully made this argument saying the segment needed to be bigger to spin off.Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
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Last summer, at the time a photo of Lionel Messi blessing him at barely six months old resurfaced and went viral, Lamine won the Euros with La Roja in Germany ahead of being handed the Golden Boy gong by Tutto Sport and the Kopa Trophy at the Ballon d'Or ceremony.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Finnigan was handed a six-year sentence with an extended three-year license period, authorities confirmed.Becca Longmire, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Provide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provide. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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