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furnish

[fur-nish] / ˈfɜr nɪʃ /




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In addition to checking off my goals, I was also heavily encouraged to shop for my bird’s closet, furnish his apartment, and complete the in-app quests.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

I used one in my neighborhood to unload things I couldn’t sell and to furnish the new apartment.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century scholar, wrote of a machine—a kind of “music-making ark”—that promised to furnish any user with a “complete acquaintance with composing.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

“People buy homes from one company, finance them through another, furnish them through a third and renovate them with someone else,” Bed Bath & Beyond CEO Marcus Lemonis said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

I asked de Klerk to furnish me with an explanation, and he never did.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

A mother’s silence furnishes the book with a powerful second theme.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The dating test furnishes a neat illustration: three profiles—identical in every respect except astrological sign, all showing the same picture of a young man named “Michael”—were created on a popular Chinese dating app.

From Slate ● May 5, 2026

Having been pent up for so long, friendless and homesick, they go wild in the safety of Luna’s generic apartment, which scenic designer Tanya Orellana furnishes with makeshift graduate school touches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025

This non-invasive method furnishes direct, semiquantitative evidence of amyloid deposits in the brain.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024

Recent history furnishes innumerable examples as Europeans expanded to other continents.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Last week, the Indonesian ombudsman's office said an inspection had uncovered a cluster of indulgently furnished apartments inhabited by inmates on the grounds of the Cibinong prison in Bogor, south of the capital.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

My brain furnished the room immediately: C-suite office.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Soon after her death, they received a council tax bill that included a charge for "premium furnished and no-one resident", doubling the annual amount owed to more than £4,000.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Now, Bloom’s former Beverly Hills residence is ready to embrace a new chapter by welcoming a renter, who is being given the chance to take on the fully furnished residence.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

“I beg your pardon,” offered Edna, in some embarrassment, for she should have remembered that Mademoiselle Reisz’s avoidance of the water had furnished a theme for much pleasantry.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

The family is still furnishing the house but has already purchased an air filter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Chloe Haynes , 21, was found dead in her room at The Britannia Adelphi Hotel in September 2022 after she was trapped under the heavy furnishing.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

“There is significant pent-up demand within the furniture and home furnishing category,” Shemesh wrote.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

A popular lender backed by venture capital firms is struggling financially, sending shock waves through the small clothing and home furnishing companies that count on its financing.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2024

Premiums were only a few pennies each week, with death benefits furnishing little more than a coffin and a burial.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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