Thesaurus results for EQUIPMENTS

equipment

noun

i-ˈkwip-mənt

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 The response includes more than 2,000 pieces of firefighting equipment including nearly 1,500 engines, more than 80 planes, more than 200 bulldozers and more than 200 water tenders. —

Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025 Tasks can be determined by location (such as working on one corner at a time) or type of object (such as sorting through all the sports equipment at once). —

Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025 This cowboy collective of friends, neighbors, artists, and parents, with the right training and equipment, could all truly be of service in the art of preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disaster. —

Emma Marie Jenkinson, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025 Attorneys representing some of those affected by the Eaton Fire filed a lawsuit against Southern California Edison alleging that the company's equipment sparked the disastrous blaze. —

Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for equipment

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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
Watkins was found guilty of mobilizing her militia group to storm the Capitol in tactical gear.

— Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025