as in gear
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
the equipment for the polar expedition included ships, instruments, sleds, dogs, and provisions
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Recent Examples of equipment
Police said earlier that Decker is well-versed in wilderness survival and is able to spend days at a time off the grid with little equipment.
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Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 6 June 2025
Her father owned a bowling pro shop that sold equipment inside of a bowling center in Cerritos.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
The Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response used containment equipment around the oil spill.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
The boys' athletic equipment and wetsuits hang below their colorful artwork.
—Eric Boman, Vogue, 25 May 2025
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Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 6 June 2025
Her father owned a bowling pro shop that sold equipment inside of a bowling center in Cerritos.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
The Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response used containment equipment around the oil spill.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
The boys' athletic equipment and wetsuits hang below their colorful artwork.
—Eric Boman, Vogue, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipment
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Noonan squeezed uncomfortably inside the fuselage, wedged amid fuel tanks and gear.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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And imagine also having to move all of that gear internationally?—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
2 June 2025
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Altman worried, too, about Musk, who wielded an extensive security apparatus including personal drivers and bodyguards.—
Karen Hao,
Wired News,
21 May 2025
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The United States held Qaddafi’s Libya up as a success story in the global war on terror, a former rogue state that had made amends for its murderous past, relinquished its nuclear-weapons program and reoriented its oppressive state apparatus around American foreign-policy priorities.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Shower facilities and fire pits are also available on-site.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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Rikers, which is under a federal monitor, has already been slated for closure in favor of smaller facilities, but Adams has resisted closing the notorious complex.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Travel accessories currently start at just $19 at Nordstrom, making now the best time to swap out your toiletry kit for a fresher option or snag a new belt bag for hands-free sightseeing this summer.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2025
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Is your emergency kit prepared in case of a tornado?—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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All the other companies require multiple hardware qubits to host a single logical qubit.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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The company has implemented several initiatives to steady the business, including 15% job cuts announced last year and shifting its focus to subscription sales over hardware.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Thankfully, Keller’s scripts aren’t as twee or didactic about this stuff as Lasso and Shrinking creator Bill Lawrence’s tend to be.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Now, all the stuff is arranged and it’s printed before the first rehearsal.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2025
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“Equipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipment. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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