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 Americans had a rule against having Black soldiers in armored divisions, so Leclerc — whose biggest contingents were African — had to part with a third of his men to keep his American equipment.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026
Flames could be seen spreading from farm equipment into a nearby field.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The lab features a full replica of a CVS Pharmacy retail store, complete with relevant fixtures and equipment to give participants job-ready experience.
—Marianne Love, Daily News, 4 June 2026
In addition to fishing rods, the park lends out sports equipment and yard games free of charge.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 4 June 2026
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026
Flames could be seen spreading from farm equipment into a nearby field.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The lab features a full replica of a CVS Pharmacy retail store, complete with relevant fixtures and equipment to give participants job-ready experience.
—Marianne Love, Daily News, 4 June 2026
In addition to fishing rods, the park lends out sports equipment and yard games free of charge.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipment
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TourScoop coversguided group tours and tour operators,tour operator reviews,tour itinerary reviews andtravel gear recommendations.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Under a tree stand two campus police officers in full gear and sunglasses, arms folded across their chests, surveying the crowd.—
Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Others refused to use domestic apps, which are known to be monitored by the security apparatus.—
Holly Dagres,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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This time, the testing apparatus featured a rectangular arena with two compartments, both invisible to the bees.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
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The measure, placed on the ballot by the county Board of Supervisors, asks voters to support the sales tax increase to help stave off the effects of federal Medi-Cal cuts affecting county healthcare facilities.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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Council members say the plan will give them time to learn more about the facilities and consider how to approach future data center developments within the confines of state law.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 8,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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That's the stuff that fuels me, that's what keeps me up at night and excited for the next day.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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The contractor hasn't signed off on final stuff.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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As are the kits of both Manchester clubs.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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And with the real-time aspect of The Pitt, there was opportunity to see the visceral intensity of a rape kit collection.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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But as the world’s factory floor, China leads in mass production capacity, supplies of hardware and harvesting of data for training robots.—
Chan Ho-Him,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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That comes from Apple's tight control over the hardware, software and many of the protections standing between you and an attacker.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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“Equipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipment. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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