as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
soldiers were dispatched to get their kit
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as in to equip
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
go see the quartermaster to be kitted out in your new uniforms
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Recent Examples of kit
Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
While some meal kits are designed for small groups of two or three, others can serve up to fifteen.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
Marissa calls for Lia to dial 911, asks for the emergency kit from the car.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Missoni products are used for amenity kits, and Missoni pillows and blankets are offered in Delta One cabins.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The monthly fee of $50 covers the service, a modem/router kit, and gives access to Cox’s cable network infrastructure.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
While some meal kits are designed for small groups of two or three, others can serve up to fifteen.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
Marissa calls for Lia to dial 911, asks for the emergency kit from the car.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Missoni products are used for amenity kits, and Missoni pillows and blankets are offered in Delta One cabins.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kit
Noun
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Axon is known for making law enforcement equipment including drones and tasers.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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These simple drills require no equipment and are effective for anyone — weekend warriors and elite athletes alike.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There’s a school of thought that Liverpool will be better equipped to mount a serious challenge for the Champions League rather than domestic honours this season.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Its roots can be traced back to the 1960s, when engineer Paul Jameson built a custom chassis for a Rolls-Royce Meteor tank engine and Dodd, a transmission specialist, equipped it with a custom GM Hydramatic 400 gearbox.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There, federal agents with tactical gear, armored trucks and rifles clashed with protestors, according to the New York Times.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Nov. 2025
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Do something to distract from the still-chilly temps by getting your gear ready.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Tables and playing pieces are furnished.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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In addition, organizations would likely struggle to fund the start-up costs of building or furnishing a new building meant to house homeless veterans, plus provide all of the resources offered in Green Bay and Chippewa Falls previously.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In China, fields that are important to national security, such as aerospace technology, do not exist independently from the state security apparatus.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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But Weber was always convinced that what his apparatuses were seeing was a real signal.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The peaches were used to make the salsas produced by both manufacturers and supplied to Kroger locations.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Companies used the standpipe to bring water to the Rio Verde Foothills housing development after Scottsdale stopped supplying that community with water for several months in 2023.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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