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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Yes, the gear is a bit pricey — a 34-ounce clear plastic water bottle sells for $28 while a soft cooler than can keep 24 cans of beer or soda cold is $250.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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For modifying the gear in your presets, the app works fine.—
Nate Anderson,
Ars Technica,
10 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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This kit is packed with my absolute favorites for effortless sun protection.—
Brie Schwartz,
Glamour,
19 Mar. 2025
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Available in a one-, two-, or three-piece kit, the BT8 uses Wi-Fi 7 technology, multi-gig wired connectivity, and 6GHz radio transmissions to deliver solid throughput performance and wide signal coverage.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Mar. 2025
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Are these new products going to incentivize companies to shell out more money to get the newest hardware after spending a lot on the current version of Blackwell and the prior generation known as Hopper?—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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When a droplet was squashed by moving the acoustic hardware closer together, smaller droplets started to split off its surface and levitate around it.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
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He’s done stuff that’s gotten him attention that was not acting.—
Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
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 24 Mar. 2025.
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