as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
gathered together the hardware needed to set up a first aid station at the finish line for the marathon
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Recent Examples of hardware
But Nintendo is launching Switch Edition 2 versions of existing games that enable those titles to take advantage of the Switch 2’s new hardware with improved visuals and new gameplay modes.
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Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
The South Pasadena, Calif., hardware store thrummed with the usual rhythms of a Wednesday night: customers browsing shelves, cash registers chiming, the low hum of fluorescent lights overhead.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 4 June 2025
Mission slipped into 2025 because ULA needed more Vulcan rocket hardware beyond Cert-2 and the two USSF missions that took priority over the Dream Chaser flight.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Simply mount your hardware at the vertical halfway point.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2025
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Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
The South Pasadena, Calif., hardware store thrummed with the usual rhythms of a Wednesday night: customers browsing shelves, cash registers chiming, the low hum of fluorescent lights overhead.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 4 June 2025
Mission slipped into 2025 because ULA needed more Vulcan rocket hardware beyond Cert-2 and the two USSF missions that took priority over the Dream Chaser flight.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Simply mount your hardware at the vertical halfway point.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardware
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To tackle the communication problems that comes after events like hurricanes, the MOVE USA Radio team Helped MOVE PR volunteers to become licensed ham radio operators and provided radio equipment for each of the modular kits including a portable antenna designed by MOVE USA volunteers.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not provide details on equipment issues or the timeline.—
Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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The Flower girls, dressed in bright costumes of fashionable gardening gear and props, danced to popular music.—
Yvette Walker,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2025
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In 2002, Willie took over for Phil as CEO of Duck Commander, the hunting apparel and gear company Phil founded that has since grown into a multi-pronged conglomerate comprised of a publishing house, production company, podcast studio, and more.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
2 June 2025
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His grip on the country’s military and intelligence apparatus has grown.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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The retirement apparatus, layered over decades of tech and regulation, is textbook complex.—
Miguel Kudry,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Hardware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardware. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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