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
Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Now people can visit this new retail location in Pinckney and purchase a kit, which comes with a syringe of the mushroom variety and instructions on how to grow mushrooms.
—Elle Meyers, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The perk has been popular enough that SpaceX has been forced to delay some Mini kit shipments by up to 4 weeks.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
With a lightweight sleeping pad and backpack, plus a modular duffel box and water filtration kit, my adventures are about to get a lot more ultralight—and ultra-organized.
—Amelia Arvesen, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The kits include a journal, Crunchwrap Slider sticker sheet and washi tape, according to a news release.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Now people can visit this new retail location in Pinckney and purchase a kit, which comes with a syringe of the mushroom variety and instructions on how to grow mushrooms.
—Elle Meyers, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The perk has been popular enough that SpaceX has been forced to delay some Mini kit shipments by up to 4 weeks.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
With a lightweight sleeping pad and backpack, plus a modular duffel box and water filtration kit, my adventures are about to get a lot more ultralight—and ultra-organized.
—Amelia Arvesen, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kit
Noun
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The company said the blowout was caused by the improper assembly and setting of equipment that was designed to prevent the flow of liquids.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Copper is an essential material that is used in generating and distributing electrical power; cables, wires, motor windings, transformers and cooling equipment in data centers; and advanced manufacturing of consumer and defense products.—
Adam Charles Simon,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The property is equipped with a heating system.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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My in-destination partners are equipped to handle any unexpected challenges swiftly, maintaining the quality and enjoyment of your travel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Last year, a 15-year-old boy was arrested in the Bronx after showing up to school with a backpack full of MTA gear and credentials, including multiple transit walkie-talkies, train keys and other tools.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The company has not responded to CBS Colorado about the allegations of not supplying sufficient safety gear to employees.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And furnishing that affordable house could be a design lover’s dream, considering one of the local furniture companies is Herman Miller.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2026
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Within, the interior has been brought back in line with Judd’s exacting standards furnished with his rigid plywood and metal pieces that are themselves works of sculpture.—
Mark Lamster,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Some people would argue that the basic apparatus of cinema — a camera that then flattens images into two dimensions to be projected on a screen — hasn’t changed much since the Lumière brothers, despite obvious technological advancements.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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But the city’s retailers and manufacturers had no interest in the apparatus.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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For the occasion, my mother had put on her Balenciaga, a black dress with two wide shoulder straps, a firm bodice, a full skirt that ended a few inches above the ankles, and the illusion of an underskirt supplied by a band of taffeta ruffles, also black, that peeked out from beneath the hem.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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So, not only to mute the impacts of these interruptions right now, but to lead to a future where America is energy strong, energy dominant, Americans have lower energy prices, and America can help supply energy to an increasing number of our allies around the world.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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