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Recent Examples of provisioner
Meanwhile, on the dock, Zoë overhears the provisioners say something about being paid to keep quiet.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
The discovery report recorded that the top drawer of the desk contains the provisioner’s ledger and the captain’s expedition journal, but the Danish team who found the ship were pessimistic about the likelihood of the books surviving the tow.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
The menu also features house-made pasta and paninis highlighting local provisioners.
—Caroline Eubanks, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Jan. 2023
In addition to funding battles, that money bankrolled corrupt administrators, private contractors, and opportunistic provisioners who collectively moved people west on the cheap and then pocketed the profits.
—Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
The early prosperity of New England was largely based on its role as provisioner for black slave plantation islands such as Jamaica and Barbados.
—Howard W. French, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2018
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
The discovery report recorded that the top drawer of the desk contains the provisioner’s ledger and the captain’s expedition journal, but the Danish team who found the ship were pessimistic about the likelihood of the books surviving the tow.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
The menu also features house-made pasta and paninis highlighting local provisioners.
—Caroline Eubanks, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Jan. 2023
In addition to funding battles, that money bankrolled corrupt administrators, private contractors, and opportunistic provisioners who collectively moved people west on the cheap and then pocketed the profits.
—Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
The early prosperity of New England was largely based on its role as provisioner for black slave plantation islands such as Jamaica and Barbados.
—Howard W. French, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provisioner
Noun
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Starting in the quarter, the streaming provider began breaking out ad revenue as a category within overall platform revenue.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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Keep sick individuals home until cleared by a provider or after 5 days of appropriate antibiotics.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Despite its expansive sourcing reach, China remains at the top of the heap for H&M as far as suppliers go.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
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For two decades, Martin has worked to raise awareness of the dangers and hold suppliers accountable.—
Laura Ungar,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And the following age stats are a distributor’s are a dream come true, but rarely do.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Apr. 2026
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Panorama Studios has also entered a Malayalam co-production partnership with actor-producer Nivin Pauly, and struck distribution alliances with Century Films and overseas distributor Phars Film.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In classical Athens the playwright Aristophanes attacked purveyors of knowledge for being intellectually untrustworthy, essentially deceitful.—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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And many pretzel purveyors have freebies and specials to celebrate.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Where China is Country X’s most important purchaser of oil or energy, as is true in the case of Iran, that is not the case for China, right?—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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That includes China, a key soybean purchaser, which temporarily crippled the market late last year.—
Samantha Subin,Seema Mody,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The program aims to revitalize vacant downtown storefronts — that otherwise may be an eyesore to visitors — by helping local entrepreneurs cover rent to move their businesses into the highly visible spaces.—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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The firm’s 300 professionals provide legal, lobbying and regulatory services to businesses, entrepreneurs and local governments with particular expertise at the intersection of business, law, and politics.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If homes are sitting on the market for a while and there are price cuts, that suggest a buyer’s market.—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
27 Apr. 2026
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In February 2024, sales representatives from AGC International held buyer screenings of Desert Warrior for Netflix, Amazon, and every major studio; not one made an offer to acquire distribution rights.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Provisioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisioner. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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