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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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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Noun

Board members would be breaching their fiduciary duty for failing to enforce the provisions of the declaration and must reaffirm their intent to prospectively enforce the declaration by board resolution, and actually do so. — Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Some provisions may also have additional requirements or be subject to court review. — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026 The proposal is part of the Senate Finance Committee’s Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act discussion draft, which includes several provisions aimed specifically at Americans living abroad. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 The latter war was ended by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement; among its provisions were a future referendum for independence as well as semiautonomous status for the south in the interim. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 Opponents remain opposed as long as those provisions remain in the bill. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Militants convicted of intentional killings and those sentenced to life terms before 2005 are excluded from the bill’s provisions. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 The executive order could face litigation on that point more readily than other provisions, Blackman said. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026 Democrats had sought additional provisions that could have imperiled its passage. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 Aug. 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. — 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

Drought conditions are also fueling devastating, costly wildfires and reducing crop yields, threatening to push up food prices.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Something extraordinary these episodes illustrate, in our view, is the vulnerability of America’s highly interconnected fresh-food supply chain, in which one grower or supplier problem can ripple astonishingly far.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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Verb

One day, Valentina boards the chapa carrying the flower Sitóe once gave her.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Nikko Remigio When Nikko Remigio, one of the few Filipino and Asian players in the NFL, boards a flight, chances are a Bruce Lee movie isn’t far behind.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of boards

Noun

Bits of pickled veg and infused butters come with the bread course, and the Parker House-like bread itself is multicolored thanks to leftover bits of beet and ramp and carrot.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Zachary Kennedy, the manager of the Hawaiian sweet bread bakery, said water rushed through their factories and retail store, leaving behind around three feet (1 meter) of mud.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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Two of the power plant’s eight turbines are now producing electricity again, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said via social media on Monday, offering some relief to a facility that supplies nearly half the country’s electricity.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Nvidia supplies the computing platform; the investors decide what to fund.

— Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of supplies

Verb

Old money outfits incorporate logoless blazers and sweaters the characters would wear on Succession.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
The most followed among them document the good life, including private jet travel, Loro Piana outfits, and homes featured in Architectural Digest.

— Zahra Tayeb, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

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