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
Volunteers regularly create sensory task kits — learning tools for students with disabilities that usually cost classrooms more than $1,000.
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Karen Hua, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Factory sealed Naloxone/Narcan kit.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
This kit comes with three different slime texture varieties, including cloud slime, crystal slime, and butter slime.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 30 Jan. 2026
Make sure your car has at least half a tank of gas, and update your winter survival kit.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
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Karen Hua, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Factory sealed Naloxone/Narcan kit.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
This kit comes with three different slime texture varieties, including cloud slime, crystal slime, and butter slime.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 30 Jan. 2026
Make sure your car has at least half a tank of gas, and update your winter survival kit.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kit
Noun
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Alphabet said its spending on equipment and other investments could double this year to roughly $180 billion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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With the proper equipment, the sun spots will appear as a small black blotch close to the center of the solar disk, positioned a little above the sun’s equator.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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The next day at the summit, while everyone else sported their Team USA gear properly tucked and pressed, Liu showed up in something straight out of Jennifer Beal’s wardrobe in Flashdance.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Dating back to 1883, the beloved retailer carries more than 600 brands, spanning home goods, artisan candies and gifts, baby items, women’s and men’s apparel, accessories, and outdoor gear.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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Most communities across the state say the cost of new fire apparatus has surged beyond what their budgets can support.—
WGME-TV Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2026
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Two different visions While Wooster focused on the administration’s diplomatic approach, Holmes argued for significantly greater investment in Haiti’s security apparatus, with Haitians in the lead.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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