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as in preparing
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function
years of service in the congress and in the cabinet equipped him better than most people for the office of the presidency
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as in furnishing
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
a visit to a ski shop to equip ourselves for a week of skiing in the Rockies
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Recent Examples of equipping
The airline already started equipping its regional jets with faster internet equipment, and the overhaul of its mainline fleet continues.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Short investments in manager training can change that, equipping them with tools to normalize recovery and resilience.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Charging your car like your iPhone is just a passing fad and not a technology Volvo is interested in equipping its vehicles with, the company’s CEO, Håkan Samuelsson, told Newsweek.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Day Two will focus on what organizers have described as international success, with sessions on Development, Audience, The New Deal, and strategies for Breaking Into New Markets, equipping filmmakers with the tools to think globally from the outset.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Given the biological similarities between humans and naked mole-rats, the scientists believe so, equipping us with the ability to protect our genome from damage, disabling our cGAS from inhibiting the repair process.
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Trending codes of modern prep are equipping fashion’s beloved horse girl with all of its frills and finery.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
For Hughes, the university’s mission should be about equipping students to think critically rather than insulating them from professors’ political beliefs.
—Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
This collaboration will be showcased at the upcoming Building Wealth Today for Tomorrow (BWTT) Financial Empowerment Summit, now in its fifth year, where ESSENCE joins as a strategic partner to amplify the mission of equipping individuals and families with the tools to build generational wealth.
—Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Zach Wichter, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Short investments in manager training can change that, equipping them with tools to normalize recovery and resilience.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Charging your car like your iPhone is just a passing fad and not a technology Volvo is interested in equipping its vehicles with, the company’s CEO, Håkan Samuelsson, told Newsweek.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Day Two will focus on what organizers have described as international success, with sessions on Development, Audience, The New Deal, and strategies for Breaking Into New Markets, equipping filmmakers with the tools to think globally from the outset.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Given the biological similarities between humans and naked mole-rats, the scientists believe so, equipping us with the ability to protect our genome from damage, disabling our cGAS from inhibiting the repair process.
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Trending codes of modern prep are equipping fashion’s beloved horse girl with all of its frills and finery.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
For Hughes, the university’s mission should be about equipping students to think critically rather than insulating them from professors’ political beliefs.
—Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
This collaboration will be showcased at the upcoming Building Wealth Today for Tomorrow (BWTT) Financial Empowerment Summit, now in its fifth year, where ESSENCE joins as a strategic partner to amplify the mission of equipping individuals and families with the tools to build generational wealth.
—Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipping
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Anticipating and preparing for war leads quite naturally to accepting its inevitability.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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That’s one investment that has proved rather unfruitful so far, although things appear to be looking up for WBD investors currently with company on the auction block and simultaneously preparing to separate its cable operations and studios/streaming into to companies.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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In addition, organizations would likely struggle to fund the start-up costs of building or furnishing a new building meant to house homeless veterans, plus provide all of the resources offered in Green Bay and Chippewa Falls previously.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Grace’s asking for help is a big deal, and Kate’s furnishing it with minimal fuss or chitchat is too.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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The payments help low-income individuals and families buy food at their local grocery stores with an EBT card that can be used on qualifying items.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Children with qualifying disabilities are also eligible, according to the SSA’s website.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The batteries supplying the power for the Longbows are unknown.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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The 650,000 barrel-a-day Dangote Refinery in Lagos is Nigeria’s largest and sole private refinery, supplying 20 million liters of petrol to the country daily.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Even Kananaskis Village—the region’s hub with a hotel, restaurants, a spa, a general store, and an outfitting company—is in a serene valley surrounded by trails.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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Costume designer Lindsay Pugh has done incredible work outfitting the film’s central female roles.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Equipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipping. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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