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or accouterment
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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
While parents happily brought their own children to Neverland Ranch for years, the property and its many kid-friendly accoutrements were viewed very differently after the molestation allegations surfaced.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
In that building also lie the suites, each named for Newport mansions and with such accoutrements as canopy beds and standing tubs.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
Finish with polished accoutrements—such as a leather tote and woven flats—that exude an effortlessly smart energy.
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India Roby,
Glamour,
12 May 2026
Regardless of trim and accoutrements, the 2026 Lincoln Navigator is a Tiny House on wheels.
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James Raia,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
In that building also lie the suites, each named for Newport mansions and with such accoutrements as canopy beds and standing tubs.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
Finish with polished accoutrements—such as a leather tote and woven flats—that exude an effortlessly smart energy.
—
India Roby,
Glamour,
12 May 2026
Regardless of trim and accoutrements, the 2026 Lincoln Navigator is a Tiny House on wheels.
—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for accoutrement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accoutrement
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Best Travel Accessory and Tech Deals The best things come in small packages, and that applies to these travel and tech accessories.
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Top Quince Brown Bags This should come as no surprise, but Sarah Jessica Parker knows the power of good accessories.
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said 300 rescuers and paramedics, along with 50 tons of equipment, medicines and essential supplies, were ready to depart for Caracas.
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Drivers wear vests which pump cooling liquid through a network of tubes, linked to pumping equipment inside the car.
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With retail prices starting around $19,000 for entry models and climbing past $100,000 for advanced ones, rentals offer a more accessible option.
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Shop the comfortable, chic outfit-polisher in five color options, plus more Italian leather flats under $100.
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Addam has a dragon and got to swoop in after all the fighting for the warm and fuzzy stuff.
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Tackle one section of a room at a time—a nightstand, dresser, desk, or medicine cabinet—to help give more structure and direction when working in with lots of stuff.
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Lightweight and easily portable, this cleaner can tackle stains in carpets as well as upholstered furniture, appliances and other surfaces.
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But in the kitchen, things go awry again when some sauce boils over onto a burner, activating a safety suppression feature that automatically shuts down the appliance for a half-hour.
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That means all of the cookware, kitchen tools, grilling gadgets, baking accessories, and cleaning supplies on sale will come in handy well before the winter holidays hit.
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Cardi has not kept her obsession with luxury accessories a secret.
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Marco Wang, an analyst focusing on Chinese robotics for technology research firm Interact Analysis, said the technical readiness of dexterous robotics hands, for example, are among the lowest in hardware components.
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The report said that advanced inference engines optimize hardware resources by reusing computational memory, which significantly drives down the cost of running complex AI models.
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The apparatus is real and the feeling is real, and the feeling is not produced by the apparatus.
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The book offers a sharp (but complicated) critical apparatus for thinking about these abstract themes individually and in conjunction, through historical, psychological, embodied, and practical gestures.
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“Accoutrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accoutrement. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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