as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
gathered together the hardware needed to set up a first aid station at the finish line for the marathon
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Recent Examples of hardware
Walk two blocks to Laurie Strode’s house where Jamie Lee Curtis’ character lived, and about a block further is the hardware store where Michael Myers famously took his mask and various other murderous implements.
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Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The winners will have both excellent hardware and social grace.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
The proof is in the hardware now.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The structured leather tote featured double top handles, side zip gussets and gold hardware.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The winners will have both excellent hardware and social grace.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
The proof is in the hardware now.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The structured leather tote featured double top handles, side zip gussets and gold hardware.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardware
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The primary driver now is its Infrastructure Solutions Group, which encompasses servers, storage, and networking — the vital equipment that fuels data centers.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Metinvest is already conducting a large-scale equipment modernisation to produce premium iron ore feedstock (DRI/HBI) for low-carbon steelmaking, exactly what is needed for the EU's 'green' transition.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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This year’s winners netted more than $60,000 in prizes, including dive cruises and underwater photography gear.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the 35-year-old is shifting gears by turning her troubled past into a new trade.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Firmly in control of the nation’s massive federal apparatus, MAGA and its Republican lickspittles in Congress have thrived on chaos.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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Lam’s expansion of the state security apparatus with broader police authority over legislation and businesses also has sharpened a long-running rivalry with the military, which controls extensive commercial interests, analysts said.—
Aniruddha Ghosal,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Hardware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardware. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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