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
The money can be used to repair or replace real estate, machinery, equipment and other business assets.
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Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Rather than destroying a target with missiles or bullets, ODIN uses a focused laser beam to interfere with or disable optical equipment such as cameras, infrared sensors, and targeting systems.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Heavy equipment rumbled away on what is now red clay, no longer road asphalt, at the site Tuesday.
—Joe Marusak
may 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Rather than positioning itself strictly as a trim supplier, Notape reported pursuing licensing, equipment leasing and joint development partnerships centered on the manufacturing technology behind the system.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
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Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Rather than destroying a target with missiles or bullets, ODIN uses a focused laser beam to interfere with or disable optical equipment such as cameras, infrared sensors, and targeting systems.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Heavy equipment rumbled away on what is now red clay, no longer road asphalt, at the site Tuesday.
—Joe Marusak
may 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Rather than positioning itself strictly as a trim supplier, Notape reported pursuing licensing, equipment leasing and joint development partnerships centered on the manufacturing technology behind the system.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipment
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As the play died down, a female fan decked out in White Sox gear reportedly began mercilessly heckling the 24-year-old outfielder.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Treat clothing and other gear with products that contain permethrin to repel ticks.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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Even the artists whose work all this machinery is supposedly serving no longer have a reliable way to know what real audiences actually want, since whatever feedback reaches them may already have passed through the same apparatus built to distort that feedback in the first place.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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He has been widely viewed as the operational commander of the country’s military and intelligence apparatus at the time of the shootdown.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Aside from a ballroom, there’s little in the way of extra bells-and-whistles facilities—there’s no pool or spa, for example.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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The remaining inventories are needed to maintain minimum operating levels in pipelines and storage facilities to keep supply chains functioning.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The Mets want to see better results with his stuff in the zone before giving him another start.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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In fact, one of my chief complaints about some contemporary thrillers is the feeling that characters are required to do dumb stuff by the unseen hand of the author, just so more crazy twists can happen.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Remember to put it all inside a plastic, see-through dopp kit or bag to keep things contained in case of leaks or spills and to ensure your suitcase makes it through security screening without being flagged.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Order a low-cost radon test kit from the American Lung Association.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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Established in 2014, the Project Zero team comprises security researchers from Google, tasked with studying zero-day vulnerabilities in hardware and software systems from their employer and others.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Four LiDAR sensors and 2,560 TOPS AI system At the center of the top-spec Li Auto L9 is a major upgrade in autonomous driving hardware.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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“Equipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipment. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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