as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
soldiers were dispatched to get their kit
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Recent Examples of kit
Beach is also working with donors who, so far, have given $10,000 for miscellaneous materials like the safe sleep car kits.
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Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
The savory, cheese-forward Hamburger Helper meal kit — introduced in 1971 — has attracted consumers for decades as a quick and easy way to prepare inexpensive ground beef.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Patrons can warm up near crackling firepits at Garden Terrace and purchase s'mores kits, giant chocolate chip cookies, cocoa and cider.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
He was identified a year later as the suspect in the second 2008 rape case by authorities reviewing old rape kits, according to the outlet.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
The savory, cheese-forward Hamburger Helper meal kit — introduced in 1971 — has attracted consumers for decades as a quick and easy way to prepare inexpensive ground beef.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Patrons can warm up near crackling firepits at Garden Terrace and purchase s'mores kits, giant chocolate chip cookies, cocoa and cider.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
He was identified a year later as the suspect in the second 2008 rape case by authorities reviewing old rape kits, according to the outlet.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kit
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This combination of isolation, altitude and temperature is what makes the site so scientifically valuable as a training ground for scientists and astronauts — and as a test site for equipment and rovers.—
Rosanna Philpott,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Paint will degrade over time in unregulated temperatures, especially as weather fluctuates for the seasons, and electronics will collect condensation in their circuit boards, internal pieces, and electrical equipment—all of which will cause warping and corrosion over time.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
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Hargitay, who is fresh off the press tour for her directorial debut My Mom, Jayne, was in full Olivia Benson gear, rocking an all-black outfit and boots.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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But with wide receiver CeeDee Lamb back on the field, that offense found a new gear — 409 total yards and 44 points.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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Once set, five-year plans act as marching orders for officials across the sprawling apparatus of the government and a guide for businesses, universities and other organizations on how to align their own strategies with the party’s.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The apparatus is an automatic closed system that incorporates a fermentation vat and a centrifuge to simulate lunar gravity.—
David Szondy
October 19,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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