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
The country offers a 30% rebate, VAT tax exemption, up to 80% equipment rental discount, hefty discounts on hotels and English-speaking technicians.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Heavy equipment can be spotted from the street.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The plan notes want better facilities with safe workspaces and reliable equipment for the department are needed.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
However, at the very least, one part of Wausau Equipment's client base, for airport equipment sales, faced significant competition in Wisconsin alone.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Heavy equipment can be spotted from the street.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The plan notes want better facilities with safe workspaces and reliable equipment for the department are needed.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
However, at the very least, one part of Wausau Equipment's client base, for airport equipment sales, faced significant competition in Wisconsin alone.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipment
Noun
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That being said, some travel essentials stay packed and ready—the gear, gadgets, and go-tos that make every trip that much easier.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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Hailey opted out of wearing Blue Jays gear, instead choosing a gray hooded jacket.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Once set, five-year plans act as marching orders for officials across the sprawling apparatus of the government and a guide for businesses, universities and other organizations on how to align their own strategies with the party’s.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The apparatus is an automatic closed system that incorporates a fermentation vat and a centrifuge to simulate lunar gravity.—
David Szondy
October 19,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
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Costa Rica and Haiti made their port facilities available to ships participating in the quarantine, while the Dominican Republic offered ships, and Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Honduras offered their air and naval bases.—
Time,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ginelli’s film highlights the gritty experience of refugees fleeing their homes, with the group forced to share basic toilet facilities and sleep nearly on top of one another.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’ll be a lot for chiliheads to sample, but a portion of the proceeds from each tasting kit purchased ($15 for eight sample cups) always supports a local cause.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For players, the potential advantages include a much larger accessible library, the combination of local hardware, cloud, and PC options in a single device, and stronger peripheral and mod support typical of Windows.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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The hardware represents the San Diego chipmaker’s entry into the data center market and places the company in direct competition with NorCal peers Nvidia and AMD.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The blanket comes with a USB charging cable, a pocket for the battery, and a stuff sack for storage and travel.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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In other words, the stuff of literature.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Equipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipment. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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