PROVISIONS Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

provisions 1 of 2

noun

plural of provision

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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provisions

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verb

present tense third-person singular of provision

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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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

Noun

For properties other than single-family homes and duplexes, the statute addresses reasonable provisions for clean and safe common areas along with services such as garbage removal and extermination of certain pests. — Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 The incident illustrates the failures of trust and safety provisions that are supposed to protect against this kind of confusion. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026 One of its provisions would streamline Section 106 in similar ways — curtailing public and tribal input, narrowing the scope of analysis and restricting legal remedies for violations. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026 In addition to the usual provisions carried on this mission, Dragon also brought a special suprise for Menon, who is celebrating his 50th birthday today, according to NASA's broadcast spokesperson. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026 That law included provisions dramatically expanding the scope of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. — Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026 Although permanent amusement park attractions and traveling carnival rides are subject to different regulatory provisions, both require safety precautions intended to protect passengers. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Despite these provisions, varying interpretations of Pennsylvania’s Constitution of 1776 left it unclear whether Black men could vote without restriction. — Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 If Klapper cannot remove those provisions independently, the suit said, then the entire legislation could be struck down. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Verb

The question no longer would be simply what provisions a union can persuade a school to accept, but what provisions an outside arbitration panel could compel it to accept. — Mailee Smith, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 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. — 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

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Noun

This would be particularly relevant in contested environments where drones can observe roads, locate logistics convoys and attack vehicles carrying ammunition, fuel, food and other essential supplies.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Caffeine hits your bloodstream faster when there’s no food to slow it down, setting you up for a crash later, endocrinologists told Parade.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

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That doesn’t just ease the minds of residents, the HOA president told the Herald, but equips them with data that could be used in potential litigation.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Acer equips this Googlebook with two top-firing speakers that bookend the keyboard.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of equips

Noun

The family ritual includes bread and oil in the middle of the table and Denver's requests for more butter.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Today’s recipe Many meatballs are made with a panade, often a mixture of white bread soaked in milk, which lends moisture to the final meatballs.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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Lam Research, which supplies equipment and services for the making of semiconductors, will also talk on Wednesday about how its business is doing.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Through Porsche Classic, the company supplies replacement parts, technical expertise and specialized services for vehicles that have long since disappeared from showroom floors.

— Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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The same meta-analysis found that some associations varied by age and by whether passive use happened in general social media feeds or inside smaller online groups.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
This configuration feeds real-time grip, yaw and velocity data into a central computer, executing independent, instantaneous torque vectoring across the rear wheels.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

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