variants
or accouterments
as in equipment
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 accoutrements
Dollop on a bit of ssamjang and whatever other accoutrements float your boat, like a spoonful of rice to fill out your bite, some pa-muchim to add crunch and acid, or any banchan or kimchi.
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Irene Yoo
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
The accoutrements seek to match the elevated aesthetic of the lounge, which features floral decor and swanky touches like chandeliers above the tables.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
The source of all these accoutrements?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Crème de la Crème is popular for home goods and is stocked with an assortment of glassware, candles, linens, and garden accoutrements.
—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
By default, its attentions drift toward the accoutrements of a semi-imaginary, quasi-boho/punk lifestyle, with everybody living in quirky cool pads and wearing quirky cool clothes.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
While opening dates and hours vary, some are open year-round and several spring to life in April, offering fresh produce, handmade items and gourmet accoutrements such as jams and jellies.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
Fill the spaces with accoutrements of your choice (see below).
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Irene Yoo
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
The accoutrements seek to match the elevated aesthetic of the lounge, which features floral decor and swanky touches like chandeliers above the tables.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
The source of all these accoutrements?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Crème de la Crème is popular for home goods and is stocked with an assortment of glassware, candles, linens, and garden accoutrements.
—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
By default, its attentions drift toward the accoutrements of a semi-imaginary, quasi-boho/punk lifestyle, with everybody living in quirky cool pads and wearing quirky cool clothes.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
While opening dates and hours vary, some are open year-round and several spring to life in April, offering fresh produce, handmade items and gourmet accoutrements such as jams and jellies.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
Fill the spaces with accoutrements of your choice (see below).
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accoutrements
Noun
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Many of those that still produce a large share of their products in cities and towns such as Geneva, Vevey, and Zurich—like Nestlé’s Nespresso coffee arm, DSM-Firmenich, and heavy industrial equipment makers like ABB and Hitachi Energy—are unusual in being able to do so competitively.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The trailer’s modular design allows researchers, aid organizations, and even event organizers to adapt the trailer to their needs, regardless of whether for charging equipment, powering lights and communication devices, or running refrigeration systems.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But this stuff is taken personally, and there is also a financial backend here.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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As far as family, kids, wife, all that stuff going on.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Graphic tees, a hoodie and accessories round out the collection.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sportswear detailing met embellishment and craftsmanship, and the accessories in particular were extremely compelling.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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DirectStorage speeds up game load times, making the most of modern hardware.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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And that could have an impact on the race between Washington and Beijing to dominate future-shaping industries such as AI, quantum computing, semi-conductors, biotech and intelligent military hardware.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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In addition to retail sales, some of these items were distributed to schools and Department of Defense facilities, although the USDA noted that the school distribution was not part of the National School Lunch Program.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The glowing road between peaks shows the partnerships between facilities who work together to advance astronomy by looking at things from near-Earth objects to distant galaxies to dark matter.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some plants that go all gold in fall simply don’t have the biochemical apparatus to produce the orange, red and purple pigments that predominate in calendar and screen saver photos of New England’s autumn landscape.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Fluid Science Laboratory — Mike Fincke and Jonny Kim spent time configuring this European Space Agency (ESA) apparatus for researching the physics of fluid in microgravity.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Baker pleaded guilty in July 2018 to resisting arrest, violating a protective-stay-away order and possession of drug paraphernalia, all misdemeanors.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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Lam was already being held in Davidson County on unrelated charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest, and possession of a firearm by a felon, per jail records reviewed by PEOPLE.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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While voting on the bill is unlikely, the provision banning software tools like virtual private networks, or VPNs, has caused concern over potential government overreach in tech spaces.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Watch this video to see how to clean your hair tools.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Accoutrements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accoutrements. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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