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
Noel Burgess, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Then many of those same brands will offer smaller bikes with build kits, specifically handlebars, that aren’t appropriate for smaller riders.
—Josh Ross, Outside Online, 5 Jan. 2025
Motorists are urged to carry an emergency kit with a flashlight, food, and water if travel is unavoidable.
—Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Afterward, toast some s’mores around your private firepit (bring your own supplies or buy its kit), or head to the Clubhouse, outfitted with comfy sofas, a fireplace, and plenty of board games.
—Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
From dental kits to drams—that’s quite the career leap, Brian!
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Then many of those same brands will offer smaller bikes with build kits, specifically handlebars, that aren’t appropriate for smaller riders.
—Josh Ross, Outside Online, 5 Jan. 2025
Motorists are urged to carry an emergency kit with a flashlight, food, and water if travel is unavoidable.
—Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Afterward, toast some s’mores around your private firepit (bring your own supplies or buy its kit), or head to the Clubhouse, outfitted with comfy sofas, a fireplace, and plenty of board games.
—Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kit
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Until now, the Biden administration had imposed sweeping restrictions on China's access to advanced chips and the equipment to produce them, updating the controls annually to tighten restrictions and capture countries at risk of diverting the technology to China.—
Karen Freifeld,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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Southern California Edison has acknowledged agencies are investigating whether its equipment may have started a smaller blaze.—
Christopher Weber,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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His home in Cheshire is not just equipped with a gym and a pool, there are also cryotherapy and hyperbaric chambers.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Just four months ago, in mid-September, the Brigade’s first 50 members, ranging in age from their mid-20s to mid-70s, were formally taught, equipped, and deployed as official volunteers.—
Emma Marie Jenkinson,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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There are a number of keynote speeches taking place as WEF steps up a gear, with Ursula von der Leyen, head of the European Commission, set to speak at 10:50 a.m.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Watkins was found guilty of mobilizing her militia group to storm the Capitol in tactical gear.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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The development was completed in just 132 working days, from the initial site preparation to the handover of keys to the client, a local council which will finish furnishing the homes and rent them to social housing tenants at an affordable price.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
22 Jan. 2025
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Each unit has floor-to-ceiling windows and furnished private terraces that take advantage of the panoramic views.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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More than 600 pop-up community centers, known as Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs), are now in operation, a grassroots effort that has become the central relief apparatus.—
Karl Vick,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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With the most sophisticated intelligence apparatus in the world, the Biden administration appeared to not register what the rest of the world could clearly see.—
Sarah Yager,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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Indianapolis Colts Tyler Warren | TE | Penn State Warren is a do-it-all tight end who can make plays from multiple alignments, supplying Anthony Richardson with a go-to target.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Disclaimer: OnePlus supplied a OnePlus 13R for review purposes.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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