variants
or accouterments
as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
has all the accoutrements that the home pastry chef could ever want
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Recent Examples of accoutrements
Fill the spaces with accoutrements of your choice (see below).
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Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
With 11 cuts—from Prime and Dry-Aged to Wagyu—and 15 accoutrements and sauces to accompany them, you are bound to have a beefier flavor experience than at the steakhouse down the street.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Yukon Gold Potato Blini These potato blini based on a recipe from Thomas Keller are fluffy and light, encouraging you to go all out with the accoutrements.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
The wrapping-pro says drawers can also allow for neat storage for the rest of your wrapping accoutrements like ribbons, bows, and gift tags.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
Feel free to set up a drink space with all the accouterments, from glassware to garnishes, that guests can help themselves to.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
The festival grounds had some of the usual accoutrements, including stacks of loudspeakers and an area where DJs would otherwise use digital turntables and a sound mixer to play trance music.
—NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
My father had the right accoutrements for every occasion.
—Sage Mehta, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
The scientific accoutrements on hand will include incubators, freezers, bio-fabrication banks, and centrifuges.
—Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024
Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
With 11 cuts—from Prime and Dry-Aged to Wagyu—and 15 accoutrements and sauces to accompany them, you are bound to have a beefier flavor experience than at the steakhouse down the street.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Yukon Gold Potato Blini These potato blini based on a recipe from Thomas Keller are fluffy and light, encouraging you to go all out with the accoutrements.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
The wrapping-pro says drawers can also allow for neat storage for the rest of your wrapping accoutrements like ribbons, bows, and gift tags.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
Feel free to set up a drink space with all the accouterments, from glassware to garnishes, that guests can help themselves to.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
The festival grounds had some of the usual accoutrements, including stacks of loudspeakers and an area where DJs would otherwise use digital turntables and a sound mixer to play trance music.
—NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
My father had the right accoutrements for every occasion.
—Sage Mehta, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
The scientific accoutrements on hand will include incubators, freezers, bio-fabrication banks, and centrifuges.
—Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accoutrements
Noun
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The final moments underscore a deeper message: the true key to effective trauma care is not just about having helicopters or advanced equipment, but about ensuring hospitals and medical teams are adequately funded and equipped to save lives under challenging conditions.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
TIME,
25 Jan. 2025
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Nearly 75% of swab samples taken from fitness equipment such as dumbbells, treadmills and exercise mats tested positive for Staphylococcus aureus, according to a 2018 study in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health.—
Melanie Radzicki McManus,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Your child might surprise you by actually talking about their day—or at least the weird green stuff on their plate.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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This second apron stuff makes trades too complicated.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Any toy with small pieces, like dolls' accessories or Legos, can present a choking and aspiration hazard, especially for toddlers.—
Ryan Murphy,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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The Snap Flow Note and its accessories transform note-taking into an artistic ritual, seamlessly blending functionality with self-expression.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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This season, with a majority of the team back, the Cougars hope to play in at least Division V for NorCal, which would open the door for possible state hardware.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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That's important because errors in quantum hardware increase as a function of both time and the number of operations.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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“Accoutrements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accoutrements. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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