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as in prepares
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 furnishes
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 equips
AerAware departs from traditional head-up displays and instead equips both pilots with a dual wearable system that delivers the same information to each cockpit seat.
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Amalia Roy,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
Whether your 9-to-5 job involves a rare combination of manual record keeping and precarious wilderness travel, or your idea of outdoor recreation includes journaling your day while remaining at the ready for whatever nature hurls at you, the all-new Pen-metheus equips you for it all.
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New Atlas,
22 June 2026
Skills enable individuals to meet today's expectations, while capability equips them to thrive amid tomorrow's uncertainties.
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Michael Edmondson,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The Emergency Medical Responder Course equips participants with foundational emergency medical knowledge and critical basic life-saving skills needed to respond at emergency scenes until advanced medical personnel arrive, the release said.
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Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
This insight, combined with empathy and analytical thinking, equips me to craft policies that create opportunities, guide better decisions and close loopholes for abuse.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
The regime funds and equips Hamas and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
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Valerie Morkevicius,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
Safety and driver assistance Acura equips the MDX Type S Advance with an extensive suite of safety technology under the AcuraWatch 360 system.
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Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
That creates a different environment, one that pushes students and equips them to be more successful in life after college.
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Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
Amalia Roy,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
Whether your 9-to-5 job involves a rare combination of manual record keeping and precarious wilderness travel, or your idea of outdoor recreation includes journaling your day while remaining at the ready for whatever nature hurls at you, the all-new Pen-metheus equips you for it all.
—
New Atlas,
22 June 2026
Skills enable individuals to meet today's expectations, while capability equips them to thrive amid tomorrow's uncertainties.
—
Michael Edmondson,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The Emergency Medical Responder Course equips participants with foundational emergency medical knowledge and critical basic life-saving skills needed to respond at emergency scenes until advanced medical personnel arrive, the release said.
—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
This insight, combined with empathy and analytical thinking, equips me to craft policies that create opportunities, guide better decisions and close loopholes for abuse.
—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
The regime funds and equips Hamas and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
—
Valerie Morkevicius,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
Safety and driver assistance Acura equips the MDX Type S Advance with an extensive suite of safety technology under the AcuraWatch 360 system.
—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
That creates a different environment, one that pushes students and equips them to be more successful in life after college.
—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equips
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As the country prepares to mark its semiquincentennial, or 250th birthday, the splashiest celebrations in Washington are being shaped by corporate money.
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Guilherme Passos monitors and prepares Brazil’s national team for extreme heat as a sport scientist at the Brazilian Football Federation.
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The agency furnishes those six apartments and provides dishes and other essentials.
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The identification of that fake photo now furnishes an alibi for those who want to deny the real bombing.
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Work-permit levels for TPS were set in 1990 and the complex method for determining whether someone qualifies for asylum was codified in 1996.
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At issue in the lawsuit is who qualifies under that exemption.
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The headphone amp supplies two gain settings, tailoring the amount of amplification applied to the input signal to suit the varying sensitivities of headphones and IEMs.
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Shares of Arm, which supplies technology and designs to other chipmakers, rose 134% in the quarter.
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“Equips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equips. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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