accoutrements

variants or accouterments
plural of accoutrement

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of accoutrements 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 Obviously, the legacy has since grown from royal tableware to hypercar accoutrements. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 June 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 Regardless of trim and accoutrements, the 2026 Lincoln Navigator is a Tiny House on wheels. James Raia, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accoutrements
Noun
  • Adding another employee, buying a new piece of equipment, or expanding into a larger space all become harder when the tax code penalizes those investments.
    Kent Strang, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026
  • Strickland said even getting equipment on the road during construction can be difficult for farmers.
    Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
Noun
  • The marketplace features all sorts of goods — clothes, books, cosmetics, toys, appliances, household items, sports gear and much more.
    Dasha Litvinova, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • Over 35,000 are present in Cooperstown, NY to witness the ceremony, and Dominican flags and Boston Red Sox gear, in honor of Ortiz, are well in evidence in the crowd.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • And with that, the media apparatus will gloss over the behind-the-scenes men and women who keep the churn going.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Each eye has a dedicated drainage system that anatomists call the lacrimal apparatus.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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“Accoutrements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accoutrements. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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