as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
soldiers were dispatched to get their kit
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as in to equip
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
go see the quartermaster to be kitted out in your new uniforms
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Recent Examples of kit
Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
To stay prepared, the NWS recommends including extra cash in your emergency kit.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Types of crochet kits There are a few different kinds of crochet supply kits out there, including project kits, kids’ kits and hook-only kits.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
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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Noun
Members of the legislature’s powerful budget-writing committee explicitly approved the use of the money to work through the rape kit back log.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
To stay prepared, the NWS recommends including extra cash in your emergency kit.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Types of crochet kits There are a few different kinds of crochet supply kits out there, including project kits, kids’ kits and hook-only kits.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kit
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The food bank also used $1 million of the donation to purchase new equipment, including two generators and two tractor trailers for carrying perishables, and has spent about $3 million on improving the food bank's facility in Laredo, Texas.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Rosemount data center The $800 million data center, which will be used to store, collect and process computing and networking equipment, is currently being constructed on a 280-acre parcel of UMore Park near Dakota County Technical College.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2025
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The trucks are equipped with chrome front grille deflectors that may fracture and may detach from the vehicle, according to the recall report.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The zones will be equipped with mobile houses and shelters, with humanitarian aid streaming in.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Ostentatious slogans and regal pattern decorate race gear.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Three North Atlantic right whales previously entangled in buoys and fishing line are confirmed to have broken free from the gear, scientists say.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
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To that end, the university’s Basic Needs Services office, which furnishes a variety of programs and support to help Titans experiencing unforeseen financial hardship, is offering Financial Wellness Peer Mentoring.—
Contributing Writer,
Orange County Register,
14 Feb. 2025
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From mid-century modern bed frames to high-quality outdoor tables for al fresco hosting, this comprehensive sale boasts enough deals to furnish virtually any space.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
13 Feb. 2025
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Due to the agency's position as the regional security officer (RSO) in embassies around the world, DSS personnel acquire relationships with host nations' law enforcement, military and intelligence apparatuses.—
Donald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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That movie was less a continuation of the series and more a takedown from within of Disney’s unwieldy superhero apparatus.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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France sold him Mirage fighter jets, the Reagan administration gave him U.S. intelligence, and the Soviets supplied tanks and missiles.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The unit supplies current to the vehicle’s charging control unit (CCU), which converts it to DC power.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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