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
In six‑figure jewelry and hardware, porosity is fatal.
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Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Mission slipped into 2025 because ULA needed more Vulcan rocket hardware beyond Cert-2 and the two USSF missions that took priority over the Dream Chaser flight.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The Khy founder donned a latex set, while Charli's string two-piece featured delicate hardware.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
This is our second hardware build for the core stage.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Mission slipped into 2025 because ULA needed more Vulcan rocket hardware beyond Cert-2 and the two USSF missions that took priority over the Dream Chaser flight.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The Khy founder donned a latex set, while Charli's string two-piece featured delicate hardware.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
This is our second hardware build for the core stage.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardware
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The hub houses all of Fulton County’s election data and equipment, and on Wednesday night, Commissioner Robb Pitts said 700 boxes of 2020 election ballots were among the materials that federal agents seized.—
Patricia Murphy,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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That’s where the cafeteria, rental equipment, lockers and shop are found and lessons begin.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 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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Over the course of several years, the company tested the apparatus about 200,000 times to achieve the right effect, culminating in a patented design.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2026
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The fall of the ayatollah could empower the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, a powerful branch of Iran’s security apparatus that operates independently of the nation’s armed forces.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Hardware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardware. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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