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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The findings could help researchers better understand existing complex systems, particularly ecological networks, while also providing engineers with new strategies for designing systems from the ground up.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
It added that it was providing "regulatory flexibility" to help manage temporary storage pressures and would "continue to support efforts across the sector to restore treatment capacity and minimise disruption".
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Enter Reinsve and Stan, an ideal pair of leads capable of providing the understated, baseline emotion that Mungiu requires to pull off an undertaking as tricky as “Fjord.”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
NYU Langone Health and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center committed to cease providing medical and surgical procedures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
If you have a heterogeneous class make up of many different ethnicities, abilities, races, providing activities validates who they are as people, and sends a message that their voices are valued.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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