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
Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
Since launching Team Aaron, nearly 2,000 people registered, ordering a free kit to swab their cheeks.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
The bags were made possible with $160,000 in donations to cover the costs of the kits.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
Ultimately, being prepared goes a long way, and a good sleeping kit is hard to beat.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
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Noun
The business, American Log Homes and Cabins, sold discounted log home kits to would-be homeowners, charging between $14,500 and more than $25,000 for the home shells.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
Since launching Team Aaron, nearly 2,000 people registered, ordering a free kit to swab their cheeks.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
The bags were made possible with $160,000 in donations to cover the costs of the kits.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
Ultimately, being prepared goes a long way, and a good sleeping kit is hard to beat.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kit
Noun
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Fly By Jing discovered that a third-party manufacturer produces its products on equipment that also processed peanuts, which may have led to cross-contamination, according to the recall.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The device could also diagnose sleep disorders without bulky la equipment, monitor mental health conditions over time, and sense early signs of medical complications, the university said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Guest rooms and suites with spacious living areas are both available, all of course equipped with the famous Four Seasons mattresses and linens that nearly guarantee a sound night’s sleep.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Riot police equipped with tactical gear were forced to march onto the field to quell the escalating unrest.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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As the play died down, a female fan decked out in White Sox gear reportedly began mercilessly heckling the 24-year-old outfielder.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Treat clothing and other gear with products that contain permethrin to repel ticks.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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Renovated in 2023, the traditional Goan style continues in guest rooms with parquet floors, cane weave chairs, antique-style wardrobes with mirrors and headboards, and furnished balconies or terraces.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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The archways are furnished with sluice gates that can open to allow excess water to pass through in periods of flooding.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Even the artists whose work all this machinery is supposedly serving no longer have a reliable way to know what real audiences actually want, since whatever feedback reaches them may already have passed through the same apparatus built to distort that feedback in the first place.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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He has been widely viewed as the operational commander of the country’s military and intelligence apparatus at the time of the shootdown.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Across Oahu’s North Shore, an area famed for its big-wave surfing, the small farms that help supply the island’s food are struggling after back-to-back storms in March brought the state’s worst flooding in two decades.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Travis Miller, an energy and utilities analyst for Morningstar, said utility executives on earnings calls are emphasizing efforts to cut costs or protect residential customers from the cost to supply electricity to data centers.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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“Kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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