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
His son, Shaw, joined other fire victims in filing a lawsuit last month against Southern California Edison, accusing the utility of negligence, violation of health and safety codes and not maintaining its vegetation and equipment.
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
During the raid, authorities seized five ghost guns and 3D printing equipment used to assemble them.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
The utility said preliminary investigation found no evidence that arcing occurred, while acknowledging that some damage was found on related equipment.
—Christopher Weber, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Nearly 75% of swab samples taken from fitness equipment such as dumbbells, treadmills and exercise mats tested positive for Staphylococcus aureus, according to a 2018 study in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
During the raid, authorities seized five ghost guns and 3D printing equipment used to assemble them.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
The utility said preliminary investigation found no evidence that arcing occurred, while acknowledging that some damage was found on related equipment.
—Christopher Weber, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Nearly 75% of swab samples taken from fitness equipment such as dumbbells, treadmills and exercise mats tested positive for Staphylococcus aureus, according to a 2018 study in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipment
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Photo : Alex Penfold, courtesy of RM Sotheby's This interior, with its prominent gear shift for the five-speed manual gearbox, is dressed in Crema upholstery.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2025
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Stack expanded his store’s offerings in 1952, adding work clothes, sportswear, camping gear and picnic supplies.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
31 Jan. 2025
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With Vance’s legislative leadership, Burch’s political advocacy, and a wide-reaching conservative media apparatus, this reimagined Catholic right has strengthened in just a few years.—
Liam Adams,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Investigators believe that the suspect constructed an apparatus that fired some type of projectile that caused the injury, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 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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Those who have recalled tuna should return it to the retailer for a refund, throw it away or contact Tri-Union directly for a retrieval kit and coupon for a replacement product.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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This package comprises 166 small diameter bombs, 2,800 500-pound bombs, and thousands of guidance kits, fuzes, and other bomb components and support equipment, with deliveries starting this year.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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By gaining greater control over the hardware, the company aims to address this concern.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
5 Feb. 2025
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Metals in a kitchen include everything from cabinet hardware and lighting to sink fixtures and door knobs.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2025
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Prices probably won’t rise immediately on stuff coming into the United States from China — goods have been warehoused without the additional 10% tariff for quite some time.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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But there’s one part of the tariffs in particular that could have a big impact on stuff from China.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Equipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipment. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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