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
Lenovo didn’t officially announce the price hikes or explain the reason behind the increase, though Lenovo is far from the only gaming hardware manufacturer to have pushed up prices in recent weeks.
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2026
Where to Eat and Drink Pecan Street Brewing serves award-winning beers and hearty food in a 1950s-era hardware store.
—Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
Neither company has the hardware to break encryption today.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
No trip to the hardware store required.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2026
Where to Eat and Drink Pecan Street Brewing serves award-winning beers and hearty food in a 1950s-era hardware store.
—Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
Neither company has the hardware to break encryption today.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
No trip to the hardware store required.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardware
Noun
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Spencer Knight stopped 31 shots for Chicago, and Arvid Soderblom made four saves and allowed a goal while Knight dealt with an equipment issue.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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In addition, the array experienced a brush fire last year that was attributed to nearby utility equipment.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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Carrying weight without the same strain Many outdoor activities involve carrying significant loads, from camera equipment to camping gear.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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Several people were injured and police in riot gear deployed in some towns.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The state responded with the repression of protesters, followed by a consolidation of the security apparatus – particularly the expanding influence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps around the supreme leader.—
Roxane Razavi,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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In 1847, Henri-Clément Sanson, who preferred gambling to guillotining, pawned off the family apparatus.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Hardware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardware. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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