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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraphernalia
Noun
  • During the search, troopers allegedly found additional narcotics, drug paraphernalia, drug equipment and a large-capacity magazine.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
  • About a year ago in May 2024, a historically powerful geomagnetic storm was responsible for some reports of power grid irregularities and interference with GPS signals – even farming equipment.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Wiegman normally uses a 4-2-3-1 out of possession and then, in possession, pushes her box-to-box midfielder up the field to form a 4-3-3.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • The grand jury returned the indictment this week, charging Labrador Sierra with possession of a firearm by an alien who is in the U.S. unlawfully, making a false statement while purchasing a firearm, and making or using false documents, the DOJ said in a news release.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • With the standard version, a 282-horsepower electric motor drives the rear wheels via a single gear transmission, with 234 miles on a full charge.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • With Prime Day 2025 just around the corner, pet parents can take advantage of deals on all kinds of useful pet gear, including popular pet cameras and smart water fountains.
    Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The challenge has always been to figure out how to personalize things without spending inordinate amounts of time and money mapping out every possible path a student might take.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • And Iran could launch some of its vast arsenal of missiles against Israel, though that would risk having many of them shot down by Israel’s Iron Dome defense apparatus.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 23 June 2025
  • Musk's surge of donations to help elect Trump certainly took some pressure off the rest of the party's fundraising apparatus.
    Erin Doherty, CNBC, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Moving is consistently considered one of the most stressful life events, and a lot of this has to do with the sheer amount of stuff involved.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
  • There would be nightclub stuff happening in the evenings.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
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“Paraphernalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphernalia. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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