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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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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Evidence is mounting that the equipment of Southern California Edison, the region’s largest electricity provider, may have caused the Eaton Fire.—
Tom Philp,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The shift from demanding certainty to seeking understanding equips leaders to adapt to an unpredictable world.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Project 713, a 195-foot superyacht with a blue-gray hull, is the first vessel from the company to be equipped with solar cells for power, alongside its diesel-electric main propulsion.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
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Ostentatious slogans and regal pattern decorate race gear.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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There’s also the usual fare: the knightly armor, bone gear, and massive, completely illogical fixtures of clothing that would be physically impossible to wear or move around with in the real world.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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There are also deals on matching furniture sets that take the guesswork out of furnishing a deck, patio, or backyard.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Rooms, furnished in timelessly elegant style, start at 459 Canadian dollars, or about $321, for a double in winter.—
Cindy Hirschfeld,
New York Times,
20 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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Not one shop or medical center onboard could supply guests with gastrointestinal suspension medication or replacement salts/fluid sachets.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Other European defense firms that supply to the UK also rose following the announcement.—
Chloe Taylor,Sawdah Bhaimiya,Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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