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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
furnish .
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Examples
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The education which the Woman's Building furnishes is not received through the eye alone; the ear comes into play for a very important share.
Art and Handicraft in the Woman's Building of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 1894
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It is the first time his Excellency has ever ventured an opinion in a matter outside of his own concern, and I conclude that he believes stringent justice in this case will injure more than aid our cause; and as the use of his name furnishes me with an explanation that will satisfy the Assembly and people of this
Janice Meredith Paul Leicester Ford 1883
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The accusation, in short, furnishes the occasion for destroying him, not necessarily the reason for it.
Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 Edwin Lawrence Godkin 1866
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The difficulty of sustaining the regulations of our commerce and of other important interests from abuse without such designation furnishes a strong motive for this measure.
State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.
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The following anecdote which I recall furnishes an instance of this.
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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The composition of the word furnishes him with substantial proof of the necessity for clear and forceful enunciation.
The Montessori Method Anne E. Montessori George 1912
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The following anecdote which I recall furnishes an instance of this.
Recollections of the private life of Napoleon Wairy, Louis Constant, 1778-1845 1895
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I find no record of any other contributions so large as that which purchased freedom for Douglass, and that which, as we shall see, soon enabled him to publish a newspaper, whose name furnishes a title for our next chapter.
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In his subsequent paper he says the Zapotec name furnishes linguistic proof of the above conclusion.
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The refuse after expression furnishes excellent food for cattle.
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