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Synonyms & Antonyms for provide
Synonyms
deliver, feed, furnish, give, hand, hand over, supply
Antonyms
hold (back), keep (back), reserve, retain, withhold
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Quite the opposite: Many inflate grades, bend over backward to provide accommodations, and lower their workloads and standards to enable such students to flow through their classes and out into the world with minimal friction. — Musa Al-gharbi, National Review, "Ideological Discrimination in Academia Is More Complicated than You Think," 9 Sep. 2019 Two months later, after receiving complaints about the smell of gas, utility workers found that a line from a ground-floor sushi restaurant in the building had been siphoned to provide gas to the apartments. — Jan Ransom, New York Times, "An Illegal Gas Line Killed 2 People. Should the Landlord Go to Prison?," 9 Sep. 2019 The plants are a mix of large-scale installations meant to provide lots of electricity much of the day and smaller plants used for short periods when demand for energy is particularly high. — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, "As Earth faces climate catastrophe, US set to open nearly 200 power plants," 9 Sep. 2019 The plant’s owners, first San Diego Gas & Electric Co. and then NRG Energy, dredged the lagoon every year or two to keep it deep and wide enough to provide a steady flow of cooling water for the power plant. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Man pushes preservation of 400-foot-tall coastal smokestack," 8 Sep. 2019 In a losing effort against Winchester, the senior had a 1-yard rushing touchdown and a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown to provide the Lancers their only points in a 27-13 setback. — BostonGlobe.com, "EMass football: Franklin’s Tom Gasbarro headlines Week 1 Players of the Week," 8 Sep. 2019 Neil Taylor has been below par in the early stages of the season, struggling to provide an outlet going forward and equally struggling defensively. — SI.com, "Aston Villa Premier League Month in Review: August - Best Player, Worst Performance & Overall Rating," 8 Sep. 2019 Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash last week pledged $90 million to a ballot initiative that would preserve the independent-contractor status of drivers while allowing the companies to provide some benefits. — Alison Griswold, Quartz, "California is about to rewrite the rules of the gig economy," 7 Sep. 2019 Zeigler said that anti-toll advocates are continuing to provide comments to the Eastern Shore MPO this month to ensure that the group’s final Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) is voted on later this month without the I-10 project in it. — al, "Why Mobile didn’t vote against I-10 toll plan? Not enough votes, councilman says," 7 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'provide.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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