providing
Americanconjunction
conjunction
Commonly Confused
See provided.
Synonym Usage
See if.
Etymology
Origin of providing
First recorded in 1375–1425, providing is from the late Middle English word provydyng. See provide, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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New research has documented how honey bees chase, displace, and intimidate rival insects, providing the first detailed evidence of how extensively they interfere with other species' access to food.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Yes he has landed back," Stephen Hubbard's lawyer Martin De Luca told AFP, without providing details.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Sixth-form colleges providing free education to students aged 16 to 18 cannot currently reclaim VAT through the government's rebate scheme.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Yet his own intelligence agencies have worried that Moscow and Beijing were supplying Tehran with intelligence to locate American targets and providing other military assistance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The grindstone, pestle and mortar were too heavy to take; in any case my daughter-in-law would be providing these.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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