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as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
mountain-climbing paraphernalia
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as in possession
transportable items that one owns
packed up all of their paraphernalia for the move across the country
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Recent Examples of paraphernalia
Coleman, 29, was arrested for allegedly resisting during Richardson's traffic stop in Winter Garden, Florida and police allegedly found drug paraphernalia inside his car, per the affidavit.
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Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
His car was found to have smoking paraphernalia.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Huerta and Hedgecock have both been charged with first-degree murder, possession of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
Authorities did not find any drug paraphernalia, illicit substances or beverages containing alcohol in Naroditsky’s residence.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
His car was found to have smoking paraphernalia.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Huerta and Hedgecock have both been charged with first-degree murder, possession of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
Authorities did not find any drug paraphernalia, illicit substances or beverages containing alcohol in Naroditsky’s residence.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraphernalia
Noun
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Alphabet said its spending on equipment and other investments could double this year to roughly $180 billion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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With the proper equipment, the sun spots will appear as a small black blotch close to the center of the solar disk, positioned a little above the sun’s equator.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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City had 61 per cent possession and their passing accuracy in the final third was 84 per cent before the break compared to Liverpool’s dismal 43 per cent.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The control does not have to be an arrest or physical possession of a person.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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This year’s winners netted more than $60,000 in prizes, including dive cruises and underwater photography gear.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the 35-year-old is shifting gears by turning her troubled past into a new trade.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, the homogenization of taste, caused in part by streaming platforms, social media feeds and online algorithms, means that people – even VICs, for all their wealth – often want the same things.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Missouri Automobile Dealers Association CEO Doug Smith said the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the move to online car shopping and pushed dealers to offer home delivery of vehicles and other perks aimed at making things faster and easier for consumers.—
Summer Ballentine,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Horses brought the firefighting apparatus and a big steed, aptly named Goliath, sensed the danger and ran out of the way, not before being injured.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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Argonne researchers used the Argonne Tandem Hall Laser Beamline for Atom and Ion Spectroscopy (ATLANTIS) apparatus to make precise measurements of unstable ruthenium nuclei.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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All his belongings, given to him after the operation, fit into a backpack and three bags.—
Chase Rogers,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The deputy searched Jamall and his belongings, finding insulin in his luggage and two ecstasy pills in his pocket.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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But nothing could have prepared viewers for the movie's ending, as an unfinished screenplay became the stuff of nightmares — literally and figuratively.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The way it's organized, the amount of words on a recipe website - all of that is there because people believe that the Google search algorithm will favor that stuff.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Paraphernalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphernalia. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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