as in gear
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
the equipment for the polar expedition included ships, instruments, sleds, dogs, and provisions
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Recent Examples of equipment
Special equipment isn't necessary to take in a total lunar eclipse.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump has left in place a 20-percent tariff on Chinese imports, leading China to retaliate with two tranches of tariffs on U.S. energy products, farm equipment and other goods.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
Hyundai Rotem specializes in producing railway equipment and defense products.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, household appliances, communication equipment, and forest industry were among the worst-performing subsectors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump has left in place a 20-percent tariff on Chinese imports, leading China to retaliate with two tranches of tariffs on U.S. energy products, farm equipment and other goods.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
Hyundai Rotem specializes in producing railway equipment and defense products.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, household appliances, communication equipment, and forest industry were among the worst-performing subsectors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipment
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At high speed, the act of steering, braking and shifting gears is overwhelming.—
John Cairney,
Sportico.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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After leaving professional boxing, George III realized his passion was for training and coaching, per his Crisp speaker bio, and switched gears to entrepreneurship — founding his own gym, EverybodyFights with a friend in Boston in 2013.—
Makena Gera,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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The apparatus is almost calibrated for caution: Each party is guaranteed at least two commissioners at all times.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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Trump's team has made an opening move to shrink the federal education apparatus dramatically.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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In addition to airborne threats, communities neighboring plastics and petrochemical facilities are also subject to a disproportionate amount of water pollution, according to a recent report from a nonprofit environmental watchdog group.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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The most vulnerable targets are small businesses, organizations, and particularly healthcare facilities that cannot afford to make large expenditures in defensive developing cybersecurity technology like artificial intelligence.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Per the source, City’s kit and merchandise ranking would be higher if all clubs’ figures were presented on a gross basis.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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This kit is packed with my absolute favorites for effortless sun protection.—
Brie Schwartz,
Glamour,
19 Mar. 2025
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By reducing reliance on manual transcription and hardware maintenance, the SSA projects annual savings of about $5 million.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Tariffs haven’t yet hit the supply chain at Anawalt in Malibu, but the hardware store and lumber seller is bracing for steep price hikes in the coming weeks.—
Andrea Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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But extraterrestrial enthusiasts should know that this movie is about 90 percent dad stuff, and only 10 percent aliens.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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Photograph: Simon Hill; Getty Images Losing all the stuff on your phone was no big deal before the smartphone age.—
Simon Hill,
WIRED,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Equipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipment. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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