Thesaurus results for EQUIPMENT

equipment

noun

i-ˈkwip-mənt

as in gear

items needed for the performance of a task or activity the equipment for the polar expedition included ships, instruments, sleds, dogs, and provisions

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Recent Examples of equipment They can be used to build, rebuild, rehabilitate or replace school facilities or acquire property for them, and also to fund furniture and equipment. —

Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Such an endeavor will involve hundreds of steps that intersect multiple engineering fields, with collaboration from companies ranging from suppliers of industrial gases to testing equipment. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 Retail sales showed pockets of strength in the quarter, buoyed by Lunar New Year demand and government subsidy programs that spurred consumer upgrades, said Yuhan Zhang, principal economist at think tank The Conference Board, boosting spending in communication equipment, gold and jewelry. —

Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026 Dana Bacardi, who has lived in Boulder for years and previously worked with Pesmen at There With Care, is now the fest’s associate director of individual giving, tasked with raising some $10 million to help pay for the upgrading of fest venues and equipment. —

Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for equipment

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Noun

Normally, this turns the C ring counterclockwise (like the opposite turning of interlocking gears), which propels the swimming cell forward.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
The majority of customers on Sunday were decked out in Pistons' gear.

— Julia Avant, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026