furnishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of furnish
1
as in equips
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity the art students were furnished with brushes, crayons, pencils, and various other art supplies

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2
as in provides
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption we'll gladly furnish the food for any out-of-town guests

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Recent Examples of furnishes Contract is the side that furnishes hotels, restaurants, multifamily buildings, senior living and even cruise ships. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 The agency furnishes those six apartments and provides dishes and other essentials. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026 The identification of that fake photo now furnishes an alibi for those who want to deny the real bombing. — Mahsa Alimardani, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 In addition to police support, TitanSafety furnishes access to the university’s Mobile Crisis Team, Counseling and Psychological Services and much more. — Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026 The company furnishes filmmakers with the names, emails, IP addresses and locations of viewers, according to founder and CEO Scott Glosserman, which can help inform marketing and community engagement strategies. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026 The opening hour furnishes a number of similarly affecting beats, providing enough wit and energy to launch us into the daunting home stretch with a cautious smile. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025 In a brick building atop a hill a half-mile from the Racing Capital of the World, the decades-old bar furnishes regulars with beer buckets and burgers every day of the week. — Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025 The civil-rights movement, which Williams so pointedly admires, furnishes an excellent example of this. — Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
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  1. equips
  2. provides
  3. supplies
  4. gives
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  • Developed in partnership with Discovery Education, a cross-curricular supplemental resource, the program equips students with practical clothing repair and customization skills, from sewing a button to patching a hole or tailoring a hem.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CT) imaging equips surgeons with a detailed view of bone structure, nerves, sinuses, and surrounding anatomy before a procedure even begins.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • Lime Wood provides bicycles for all ages for rides in the forest, and wellies for walks and foraging expeditions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Boeing ramps up seeker output The seeker sits at the front of the interceptor and provides critical targeting information.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • The on-site Kulima Farm supplies some ingredients for the hotel’s restaurants and also offers tours, where visitors can learn about plants that are culturally significant in Hawaii.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In most cases, Linde provides oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and helium to customers through merchant sale of gas (SOG) agreements, which is where Linde continually supplies gas to customers through long-term contracts.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of supplies
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  • SpaceX gives investors more reasons to buy into the bull case SpaceX gave investors plenty to be excited about last week.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
  • This agreement gives our producers a direct working relationship with the Korean industry.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
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“Furnishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furnishes. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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