as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
soldiers were dispatched to get their kit
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Recent Examples of kit
Be Prepared for a Medical Emergency Before walking out the door, designate a family member that is responsible for packing any medical essentials (like necessary medications) and a small first-aid kit.
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Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 17 Sep. 2025
And, no, this is actually not the standard in at-home kits.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
From sleep-helping supplements to the lastest in skin-science, these new products will form the ultimate beauty kit for frequent travelers.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
These kits can run you between $17 and $35 for a two-pack of tests.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 17 Sep. 2025
And, no, this is actually not the standard in at-home kits.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
From sleep-helping supplements to the lastest in skin-science, these new products will form the ultimate beauty kit for frequent travelers.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
These kits can run you between $17 and $35 for a two-pack of tests.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kit
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In the province of Alberta, Calgary’s council voted in 2011 to stop fluoridation in part because of community skepticism and because expensive repairs to the equipment were needed, according to Councillor Gian-Carlo Carrà.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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As a health provider, Ascension likely uses legacy medical equipment—an older X-ray or MRI machine, for instance—that can only connect to Windows networks with the older implementation.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Last Sunday’s set in Chicago proved that even more than six decades in, Daltrey, 81, and Townshend, 80, are still able to reach that gear.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Video shows agents in tactical gear leading people away in handcuffs.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Their texture and design mimics a nipple, so babies respond well to the familiar suckling apparatus.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The robotic apparatus can then treat the bees according to their characteristics.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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