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as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
grabbed his gear, threw on his pads, and headed out to the football field for practice
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as in things
transportable items that one owns
you can store your gear in the overhead bin during the flight
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as in clothing
covering for the human body
the latest in kid gear
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as in to model
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Recent Examples of gear
Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2024
Shop Amazon Black Friday deals on automotive gear 1.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
James Manso, WWD, 4 Dec. 2024
The museum plans to organize panel discussions geared toward FIU students studying law and medicine.
—Karen-Janine Cohen, Sun Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
With a dark green exterior and canoes hung outside the front door, L.L. Bean sells everything from outerwear and sweaters to vital camping gear.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2024
Shop Amazon Black Friday deals on automotive gear 1.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Part of the rationale was also Ulta Beauty’s Joy Project, an initiative geared toward positivity.
—James Manso, WWD, 4 Dec. 2024
The museum plans to organize panel discussions geared toward FIU students studying law and medicine.
—Karen-Janine Cohen, Sun Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gear
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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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Traditionally, vehicle owners took their cars and trucks to dealerships, garages and other providers of service for such things as oil changes, tire rotation, battery replacement, and work related to recalls.Bill Koenig, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Do the wonders of the natural world draw you closer to all things green?Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Signs, banners, or clothing displaying messages or logos are also banned to maintain courtroom decorum.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The pottery brand joins a particularly dense lineup of homeware and clothing shops, including eight other stores that have opened on the block in the past few years.Rachel Davies, Curbed, 9 Dec. 2024
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Helping to model that behavior and normalizing outreach for support is a great way to diminish the stigma.Subha Barry, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Rooms of books, bookstores, libraries, and personal collections are beautiful things—an installation that models a person’s brain or sensibility.Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 10 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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Gayle King Gayle King went for a colorful ensemble featuring a bright pink dress and patterned coat with white fur trim.Catherine Santino, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Each tiny, invisible micron-scale robot is patterned with hundreds of even tinier nano-scale magnets, some long and thin, and some short and stubby, Cornell says.John Koetsier, Forbes, 3 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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Lauren Goode: Total Nextdoor vibes or stuff about relationship drama, really messy situations.Lauren Goode, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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That fan's name was Naya, who clearly had just praised Swift’s attire.Gil Macias, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Wearing appropriate attire not only serves as a sign of respect, but adds to the overall aesthetic of a celebration.Shelby Wax, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gear. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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