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
Solution for extreme environments Fluid Wire Robotics’ technology provides a major asset for NAAREA by solving the challenge of operating sensitive equipment in hostile zones.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Bundle internet with mobile or TV services, use your own router to avoid equipment fees and watch for promotional offers for new customers.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
As far as the production, my first piece of equipment was a MPC 2000.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2025
At the same time, Robert worked as an equipment engineer for Sony.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Bundle internet with mobile or TV services, use your own router to avoid equipment fees and watch for promotional offers for new customers.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
As far as the production, my first piece of equipment was a MPC 2000.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2025
At the same time, Robert worked as an equipment engineer for Sony.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipment
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There, federal agents with tactical gear, armored trucks and rifles clashed with protestors, according to the New York Times.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Nov. 2025
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Do something to distract from the still-chilly temps by getting your gear ready.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Nov. 2025
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In China, fields that are important to national security, such as aerospace technology, do not exist independently from the state security apparatus.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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But Weber was always convinced that what his apparatuses were seeing was a real signal.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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Western countries could exploit weak points in supply chains for many of Russia's advanced fighter jets, including by tightening up sanctions as Ukraine strikes Russia's industrial facilities, according to a new report.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Building some facilities there may be helpful, but doesn't guarantee access to all 56 countries in Africa.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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The movie also has an ace in the hole with Glen Powell, one of the few contemporary alpha-charisma actors that feel built for stuff like this and believably might have been bred in a farm upstate that specializes in All-American movie stars with gajillion-watt grins.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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The new regulations are supposed to regulate all hazardous transport through the reservation, not just uranium, but also oil and gas, methane, whatever kind of radioactive stuff.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 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,
6 Nov. 2025
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Best Gifts for Teens When looking for gifts for teens, consider products that align with their interests and passions, such as a practical bucket hat inspired by their favorite K-pop show or a fun crochet kit.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
6 Nov. 2025
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Growth in hardware shipments has been comparably muted.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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The uplink approach could deliver the high bandwidth needed for quantum networks because satellites would only require small optical units to process incoming photons, instead of carrying heavy quantum light-generating hardware.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Equipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipment. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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