accoutrements

variants or accouterments
plural of accoutrement

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of accoutrements There, everything from unique eyewear to travel accoutrements will be available as distinctive accessories. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 24 July 2026 Naturally, the home is filled with lots of midcentury furniture moments, from relaxed seating to curvy, wooden decor accoutrements. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026 If your style skews maximalist, the bottoms make the perfect blank canvas for playful accoutrements. Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 18 July 2026 The prevailing motifs include Anglo-American boarding schools and college campuses, accoutrements with a romantic aura (billowing sleeves, melting candles), and analog artifacts (old compasses, monocles). Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026 That means, filling in any holes your kiddos dug, picking up trash and disposing of it, and being sure all your toys and accoutrements are loaded back in the car and heading home with you. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 19 June 2026 The Patterson house is filled with children’s drawings, family memorabilia, tchotchkes, posters, plants, and a wide variety of domestic accoutrements, in an eye-catching spectrum of colors. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accoutrements
Noun
  • Drivers should pay extra attention while passing through work zones and be aware of all workers and repair equipment.
    Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This year police are hoping to procure about $186,000 worth of equipment.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • To what degree Reid engages those gears, and any other brewing secret sauce, will be a matter looming over camp and the early part of the season, in particular.
    Vahe Gregorian July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • Attacks on humans by great barracudas are rare and often occur when the fish mistakes a shiny object, such as diving gear, for prey, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • In other words, the profession has built an apparatus whose explicit purpose is to make every auditor’s work converge on a single standard.
    Amir Tarighat, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Vivas, speaking to Cadena SER, said arrivals from across Morocco have overwhelmed the city’s social services and security apparatuses over the past few days, with more than 300 people per day.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 31 July 2026

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“Accoutrements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accoutrements. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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