accoutrements

variants or accouterments
plural of accoutrement

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of accoutrements Supper was ready and warming in the oven; the glassware and bar accoutrements were handsomely set out on my vintage silver tray, the table was set and ready for seating, and I was showered and fully dressed—socks and shoes, too! Josh Miller, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2025 By default, its attentions drift toward the accoutrements of a semi-imaginary, quasi-boho/punk lifestyle, with everybody living in quirky cool pads and wearing quirky cool clothes. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025 While there are some staple soup ingredients like broth or stock, the protein and accoutrements can vary widely. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025 While opening dates and hours vary, some are open year-round and several spring to life in April, offering fresh produce, handmade items and gourmet accoutrements such as jams and jellies. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025 Fill the spaces with accoutrements of your choice (see below). Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024 With 11 cuts—from Prime and Dry-Aged to Wagyu—and 15 accoutrements and sauces to accompany them, you are bound to have a beefier flavor experience than at the steakhouse down the street. Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Advertisement Yukon Gold Potato Blini These potato blini based on a recipe from Thomas Keller are fluffy and light, encouraging you to go all out with the accoutrements. Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024 The wrapping-pro says drawers can also allow for neat storage for the rest of your wrapping accoutrements like ribbons, bows, and gift tags. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accoutrements
Noun
  • That changed in December, when his uncle, who was by then very ill, gifted him all the equipment.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • Orleans Parish is asking for $15 million in limited tax bonds to use for upkeep of jails and replacing security and surveillance equipment.
    Emilee Calametti, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • My mom, on the other hand, continues to live every day in joyful chaos—no systems, just stuff.
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
  • Many of us have too much unnecessary stuff in our lives.
    Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • No outfit is complete without the right accessories, and this sale has boots, sneakers, backpacks, purses, and more to round out your looks.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • That’s the case at Walmart right now, where hundreds of trending pieces of clothing, outerwear, shoes, and accessories are discounted by up to 72 percent.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • With more sophisticated hardware and a budding content portfolio, Bertrand Nepveu, a former Vision Pro contributor and partner at Triptyq Capital, said wider adoption is crucial.
    Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
  • The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades plans to process the fossil fuel to extract hard-to-get metals that are crucial for tech products and military hardware.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Shower facilities and fire pits are also available on-site.
    Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Rikers, which is under a federal monitor, has already been slated for closure in favor of smaller facilities, but Adams has resisted closing the notorious complex.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Neither party denied that Americans needed to be healthier, but Kennedy and his allies — now in the administration — described the government’s health apparatus as an impediment, a waste of money that had been captured by the pharmaceutical industry.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 July 2025
  • The vestibular apparatus can malfunction, causing dizziness, and this can be compounded by medications.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025

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“Accoutrements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accoutrements. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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