provides (for)

verb

Definition of provides (for)next
present tense third-person singular of provide (for)
1
as in allows (for)
to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies) the rules provide for emergency situations, spelling out certain exceptions

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2
as in keeps
to pay the living expenses of sufficient income to provide for his ever growing family

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  1. keeps
  2. supports
  3. considers
  4. maintains
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  • The shortage keeps the market highly competitive, even as more homes become available.
    Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Interior Chinatown keeps that concept; here, the characters are, in turn, characters in a police procedural called Black and White, clearly modeled on the Law and Order franchise.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of keeps
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  • Universal healthcare insurance that is affordable or subsidized by the government needs to be considered in these countries, coupled with an infrastructure that supports preventive doctor visits to treat and address diabetes throughout the population.
    Omer Awan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Their work supports self-adaptive, multi-robot collaboration.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of supports
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  • The Philippines considers karaoke a national pastime, and the people around you are constantly crooning into their Magic Sing microphones or portable karaoke machines.
    Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of considers
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  • Great Lakes ice maintains ecosystem health, recreation, infrastructure The impacts of low ice cover are far-reaching, and what happens in the winter matters for the rest of the year.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The train station from which the event begins and ends maintains the look and charm of its 19th century origin.
    Maria Menounos, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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