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or accouterment
1
as in accessory
something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment
this vacuum cleaner has all of the accoutrements for cleaning furniture as well as floors
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as in equipment
accoutrements or accouterments plural
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
has all the accoutrements that the home pastry chef could ever want
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Recent Examples of accoutrement
Crème de la Crème is popular for home goods and is stocked with an assortment of glassware, candles, linens, and garden accoutrements.
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Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Yes—procuring the wacky and delightful pencils, pens, notebooks, and other assorted accoutrements from Anya Hindmarch.
—Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
Served right in their shells, instead of a simple squeeze of lemon, mariscos restaurants top raw oysters with various accoutrements like avocado, red onion, scallops, octopus, shrimp and all manner of different sauce options.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Worn around the neck, the waist or used as a headscarf, the accoutrement proved to be a versatile ‘It’ item and a popular item to thrift.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
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Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Yes—procuring the wacky and delightful pencils, pens, notebooks, and other assorted accoutrements from Anya Hindmarch.
—Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
Served right in their shells, instead of a simple squeeze of lemon, mariscos restaurants top raw oysters with various accoutrements like avocado, red onion, scallops, octopus, shrimp and all manner of different sauce options.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Worn around the neck, the waist or used as a headscarf, the accoutrement proved to be a versatile ‘It’ item and a popular item to thrift.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for accoutrement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accoutrement
Noun
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There's room for one body, a lens, and small accessories.—
Julie Rousseau,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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And this latest fit is a textbook example of Hailey Bieber’s aesthetic, involving a good leather, some elevated basics, a dash of activewear, and an interesting shoe or accessory.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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About 400 pounds of equipment and supplies accompany them.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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It is designed for end-use applications such as automotive, mining, agriculture, construction, heavy equipment, transportation and energy.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some are even suggesting that Indianapolis continue planning on potential quarterback options to target during the 2026 NFL offseason.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The concern is that women will be left with no options to manage pain in pregnancy.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Flustered by the breaking stuff from Cleveland starter Gavin Williams and equally hapless against the Guardians bullpen, the Tigers did little outside of a Riley Greene home run and an RBI double from Wenceel Perez to mount an attack.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Broncos offense rarely runs the stuff right now that the Broncos defense can’t defend.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are then folio accessories for $205 in black, blue, brown, and white.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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As for accessories, the singer carried a small tote bag with a leopard print pattern by Maison Margiela.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As part of these plans, The Information reported that OpenAI has been poaching staff from Apple to join its hardware division, now led by ex-Apple executive Tang Tan.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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Speculation about OpenAI’s forthcoming AI-native hardware has been rampant since Jony Ive, the longtime Apple’s design guru, joined the company via an acquisition back in May.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Director and photographer Jordan Hemingway brings the collection to life in a campaign starring athletes from gymnastics, pole dancing, cycling and calisthenics, but with all their usual apparatus removed.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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The wind traders are teased throughout the new trailer in what appear to be large flying apparatus.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mauti, whose father and brother also played for Joe Paterno, said in April of 2023 that Jay Paterno and Lubrano had been standing in the way of investments into facilities and NIL and not working in the best interest of the football program.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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There is certainly a shortage of those types of beds — the vast majority of individuals asking to stay in the city of San Diego’s shelter system are turned away, generally because facilities are full — but the lack of detox options may be even more striking.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Accoutrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accoutrement. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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