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
The car's quirky appearance is enhanced by a sporty body kit and big wheels that are pushed to the farthest edges.
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New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
Is your emergency kit prepared in case of a tornado?
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2026
Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The minibar is one of the room’s better surprises, stocked with local snacks and small-batch bottles (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) that feel more corner-boutique than cookie-cutter hotel, plus thoughtful extras like a Sleep & Recover kit complete with sleep gummies, focus mints, and eye gels.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
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New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
Is your emergency kit prepared in case of a tornado?
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2026
Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The minibar is one of the room’s better surprises, stocked with local snacks and small-batch bottles (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) that feel more corner-boutique than cookie-cutter hotel, plus thoughtful extras like a Sleep & Recover kit complete with sleep gummies, focus mints, and eye gels.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kit
Noun
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Crews and passengers use vacuums, disinfectants and brushes to scrub shoes and equipment clear of bugs, feathers, seeds and microbe-carrying dirt.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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That dominance has been driven by Beijing’s policy banks providing strategic lines of credit, enabling Chinese firms to provide equipment, services, and financing at significantly lower prices than Western competitors.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Free jerseys, backpacks, baseball gear.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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The Baby Club will be developed in partnership with baby gear brand Chicco while the Junior and Teens Clubs will have state-of-the-art gaming experiences, like a full arcade and MSC Formula Racer simulator.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Noun
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All tall tasks, since the octopus-like Republican apparatus behind these pathologies entrenched over decades.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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The villain-combo movie would put the breathing-apparatus Batman baddie, Bane, back on screen for his first appearance since 2012’s Christopher Nolan-directed The Dark Knight Rises, then portrayed by Tom Hardy.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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“Kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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