PROVIDING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

providing

verb

Definition of providing

present participle of provide

as in giving

to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption this luxury hotel provides all the comforts of home to well-heeled vacationers

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Recent Examples of providing There is also a kids club providing childcare and kid-friendly activities provided by a team with over eight years experience working with children. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 His new project, Flop, aims to create a spot market for computing power, where participants are rewarded with Flop tokens for providing GPUs and performing AI inference. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 The panel also said there isn’t enough information to establish strict healthy reference ranges for the abundance of individual microbial species, and discouraged testing companies from providing therapeutic advice based on results. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 In April, the Education Department reopened an investigation into the district’s Black Student Achievement Plan, claiming that the district has failed to follow through with eliminating race as a factor in providing services. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 This portable hard drive has 2TB of storage, providing plenty of space to house all of your games, work, and projects. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 In these end times God is providing answers and wisdom to be revealed at just the right time. — Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Musk's showpiece rocket -- the biggest and most powerful ever built -- carried 26 of the latest Starlinks to join the 11,000 older models already providing internet service. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 That same year, there were 484 facilities providing long-term residential care across Poland; 82 counties (powiats) had no such facilities. — Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for providing

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There, local fishermen demonstrated their sustainable crayfish harvesting process, and as a spectacular touch, the helicopter lifted one of the crayfish tanks straight out of the ocean, giving our client a dramatic view of the abundant catch.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
The other group is a little more spread out, giving more opportunity.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of giving

Verb

Instead, Sayegh got creative by, for example, handing through car doors fresh popcorn and candy to families pulling up at her front door to be consumed at home.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
In just his second-ever postseason start, Rasmussen struck out 10 and walked two before handing the ball over to closer Bryan Baker for the save.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of handing

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Flynn worked for his father-in-law’s flooring and furnishing business and made about $200,000 a year, Ashley’s sister testified.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
With Charles-Émile’s sons, Émile and Adolphe, at the helm, the company became the area’s star tenant, furnishing saddles to a Continental élite, including Nicholas II, the Tsar of Russia.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of furnishing

Verb

CMOs are caught in the middle, trying to prove long-term brand value while delivering short-term efficiency gains.

— Derya Matras, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Farmers, brands and consumers all deserve proof that these approaches are delivering meaningful results.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of delivering

Verb

The groups have watched pigeon flocks flee from hawks and have seen pigeons feeding crop milk, a substance adult pigeons produce near their throat, to their babies.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
For each TikTok, Moore animated Janie by feeding the still dorm room image into AI video model MiniMax H3.

— Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026