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
Noun
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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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Kim's government has supplied Russia with thousands of troops and large shipments of military equipment, including artillery and ballistic missiles, to support its war effort.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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More than 80 children from the local community, ranging from age 7 to 14, came to play at the unveiling event, and though each of them received a t-shirt and ball to take home, many arrived with families already decked out in orange and navy gear.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Around noon, federal agents in riot gear pushed through to clear the way for a van.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
13 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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