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
Steadicams were expensive and cumbersome pieces of kit, but technological advances and innovation have made camera stabilizers smaller and more affordable than ever.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
How to Clean and Care for Suede Bags Proper suede bag care begins with investing in a suede brush or suede stone (try this suede cleaning kit from Amazon) to gently remove dirt and restore texture.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Overall, the kit can be used for sprains, strains, stomach upset, overheating, cold exposure, wound care, burns, and more.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Homeowners should take care to check their yard thoroughly for rabbit nests before mowing their yard, with mowers also proving a major risk to kits.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
How to Clean and Care for Suede Bags Proper suede bag care begins with investing in a suede brush or suede stone (try this suede cleaning kit from Amazon) to gently remove dirt and restore texture.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Overall, the kit can be used for sprains, strains, stomach upset, overheating, cold exposure, wound care, burns, and more.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Homeowners should take care to check their yard thoroughly for rabbit nests before mowing their yard, with mowers also proving a major risk to kits.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kit
Noun
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The Bica and Lavra and the Graça Funicular will all be suspended while safety inspections are conducted on their equipment.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The decision came a day after Washington revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's authorization to ship key chipmaking equipment and technology to its manufacturing plant in China, the latest move to curb Beijing's semiconductor advances.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His gears began to grind mentally.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Today's bicycles all have indexed shifting, in which the levers and derailleurs snap precisely from one gear to the next.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This risk has only grown as soaring team valuations have attracted independently wealthy owners with companies and networks that extend far beyond the reach of the NBA or NBPA’s internal audit apparatuses.—
Jesse Silvertown,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Breaking structural norms To make the measurement, the team used ISOLDE’s collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy (CRIS) apparatus, which is one of the few instruments in the world capable of resolving fine details in neutron-rich nuclei.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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