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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraphernalia
Noun
  • With an additional retrofit kit, the Allegro 2 can be converted into a tower, turning it into a double duty piece of equipment.
    Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 1 July 2025
  • Defense industries also explored connected equipment to enhance battlefield awareness, proving the value of connected devices well before IoT became mainstream.
    Thomas Ryd, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • One user even asked Grok, X’s AI tool, for details about the specific fireworks in his possession.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 July 2025
  • Police are trying to find the owner of the minibike and learn how the 10-year-old gained possession of it.
    Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Most recently, a gunman in tactical gear opened fire on a Border Patrol facility in Texas.
    Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2025
  • With discounts on women’s apparel from versatile workout gear to breezy sundresses and comfy intimates, these deals are too good to miss.
    Caitlyn Martyn may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The challenge has always been to figure out how to personalize things without spending inordinate amounts of time and money mapping out every possible path a student might take.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Neither party denied that Americans needed to be healthier, but Kennedy and his allies — now in the administration — described the government’s health apparatus as an impediment, a waste of money that had been captured by the pharmaceutical industry.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 July 2025
  • This year has been a miserable cascade of losses for the American hurricane-safety apparatus.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • But instead of tossing the excess, Sanchez decided to see if the stuff could be turned into bricks.
    LEW SICHELMAN, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
  • Aid organizations need money more than stuff | Restaurants and bars are donating proceeds | Music folks are staging benefits | Shelters are scrambling to help displaced pets.
    Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
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“Paraphernalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphernalia. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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