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or accouterment
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as in accessory
something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment
this vacuum cleaner has all of the accoutrements for cleaning furniture as well as floors
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as in equipment
accoutrements or accouterments plural
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
has all the accoutrements that the home pastry chef could ever want
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Recent Examples of accoutrement
There would be no more fine silks, Irish linens or Indian cottons; no fashionable accoutrements, such as decorative ribbons and lace, parasols or fans.
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Barbara Clark Smith, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
Neither director Alex Proyas nor screenwriters David J. Schow and John Shirley skimp on the visual or narrative accoutrements needed to make this film feel alternately melancholy and wrathful.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2024
The scientific accoutrements on hand will include incubators, freezers, bio-fabrication banks, and centrifuges.
—Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024
The caviar supplement, served in a silver scallop, does not come with accoutrement.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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Barbara Clark Smith, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
Neither director Alex Proyas nor screenwriters David J. Schow and John Shirley skimp on the visual or narrative accoutrements needed to make this film feel alternately melancholy and wrathful.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2024
The scientific accoutrements on hand will include incubators, freezers, bio-fabrication banks, and centrifuges.
—Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024
The caviar supplement, served in a silver scallop, does not come with accoutrement.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accoutrement
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Party on Top, Sleek on the Bottom Let this stunning Ulla Johnson tank be the star of the show by pairing it will a full midi skirt and festive, but not fussy, accessories.Christina Holevas, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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The greatness of her accessory boils down to its size, which wasn’t as Mary Poppins-esque as a tote bag or as squished as a tiny wallet purse.Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Some of the telecommunication equipment was shielded by a Faraday cage, a metal meshwork designed to deflect a nuclear electromagnetic pulse that can fry electronics.Jack Randall, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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More than 50 specialists and 11 units of equipment are already involved in the response.Billy Stockwell, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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How to Enable a VPN Kill Switch The kill switch option in Proton VPN.David Nield, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
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Outlet timers are a very popular option this time of year.Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Goode: Total Nextdoor vibes or stuff about relationship drama, really messy situations.Lauren Goode, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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Comments There was a lot of flat-out amazing stuff on Survivor 47’'s penultimate episode.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Next up, Chen will start selling the Spring/Summer 2025 collection on the Wangda website in February, and plans on expanding into accessories, handbags, as well as shoes from reconstructed materials.Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Train sets could also be expanded at Christmastime with accessories and buildings.George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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A week ago, Microsoft appeared to shutdown avenues to moving to Windows 11 on PCs that didn’t meet the TPM 2.0 hardware hurdle.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Flaunting her marquise diamond ring in the cover photo, Gomez joins the ranks of ex-Disney and Nickelodeon acts like Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato who have revealed their sparkly new hardware on social media.Brendan Le, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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At the time of the fire in 2019, the centuries-old Notre Dame did not have any type of detection apparatus in place.Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
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In what might seem like a plot twist in a dystopian novel, insiders within China’s surveillance apparatus have found ways to profit from the system, Wired reports.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Consolidation of real-time data across facilities yields a comprehensive and accurate picture of national demand and supply dynamics – and strategies for optimization.Premier Contributor, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Prior to the bust, two daycare facilities on the first and third floors of the building were evacuated, sources said.Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Accoutrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accoutrement. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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