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
Beach furniture: Bring it in! Beach furniture and other recreational equipment (e.g., cabanas, umbrellas, canoes, small boats, bicycles) can reduce nesting success and increase false crawls on nesting beaches when left out overnight.
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Lexie Beach, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2025
While there’s nothing inherently wrong with the U.S. military accepting used equipment from another country, Donald Trump’s plan to use a Boeing 747 from Qatar as a new Air Force One and then keeping it for his own personal use after leaving office has too many problems to fly.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
There, agents collected electronic equipment such as laptops, mobile phones and other devices at the rapper’s estates, according to a source familiar with the probe.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
The agency does more than just give out money: FEMA deploys experts in disaster response and recovery and maintains stockpiles of emergency equipment.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 2 May 2025
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Lexie Beach, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2025
While there’s nothing inherently wrong with the U.S. military accepting used equipment from another country, Donald Trump’s plan to use a Boeing 747 from Qatar as a new Air Force One and then keeping it for his own personal use after leaving office has too many problems to fly.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
There, agents collected electronic equipment such as laptops, mobile phones and other devices at the rapper’s estates, according to a source familiar with the probe.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
The agency does more than just give out money: FEMA deploys experts in disaster response and recovery and maintains stockpiles of emergency equipment.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipment
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Veken 8-set Packing Cubes Apple AirPods Pro 2 Best Outdoor Gear Deals Nature enthusiasts can take advantage of massive deals on hiking, beach, and camping gear.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2025
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The downsides are that DEET smells awful, is oily, and can damage anything with plastic in it, like synthetic clothing and camping gear.—
Kristin Canning,
Wired News,
21 May 2025
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That year, the American political apparatus stepped to the pulpit to denigrate the activists: Tom Cotton, Mike Johnson, Joe Biden, Eric Adams.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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Both of his lungs collapsed, and he was placed on a breathing apparatus.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
16 May 2025
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Shower facilities and fire pits are also available on-site.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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Rikers, which is under a federal monitor, has already been slated for closure in favor of smaller facilities, but Adams has resisted closing the notorious complex.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Here's the paradox of the meal kit world: The budget meal kits are actually easier to beat on cost.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
18 May 2025
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Do note that a conversion kit for an A2 driving license, which is available in Europe and comes with a special APS throttle, can limit the power to 47 horsepower and 43.5 lb-ft (59 Nm).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 May 2025
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Simply mount your hardware at the vertical halfway point.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 May 2025
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This way, individuals can access hardware (Nvidia Grace Blackwell Superchips) to prototype, fine-tune, and run their AI models locally.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
24 May 2025
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The music supervisor turned me on to them, gave me a bunch of stuff.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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That leaves the only hassle being the loss of use of your car, and the need to keep it clean and empty (no keeping stuff in it, though even that can be handled.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Equipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipment. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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