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as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
grabbed his gear, threw on his pads, and headed out to the football field for practice
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as in things
transportable items that one owns
you can store your gear in the overhead bin during the flight
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as in clothing
covering for the human body
the latest in kid gear
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as in to model
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Recent Examples of gear
Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2025
Ski season typically extends through mid to late April, depending on the resort, and some locations may also offer perks like free equipment rentals or discounts on gear.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Jan. 2025
Beauty tech and other categories geared toward women have also been gaining steam in recent years.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Use caution with household cleaners and pesticides, and wear protective gear when necessary.
—Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2025
Ski season typically extends through mid to late April, depending on the resort, and some locations may also offer perks like free equipment rentals or discounts on gear.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
Bear in the mind that only 10% of ski runs at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort are aimed at beginner skiers; the majority are geared toward experts.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Jan. 2025
Beauty tech and other categories geared toward women have also been gaining steam in recent years.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gear
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Until now, the Biden administration had imposed sweeping restrictions on China's access to advanced chips and the equipment to produce them, updating the controls annually to tighten restrictions and capture countries at risk of diverting the technology to China.—
Karen Freifeld,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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Southern California Edison has acknowledged agencies are investigating whether its equipment may have started a smaller blaze.—
Christopher Weber,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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Expected to take a backseat to Detroit and Green Bay in a transition year, Minnesota is in the thick of things with a 13-2 record.—
Theo Gremminger,
The Athletic,
28 Dec. 2024
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The challenge has always been to figure out how to personalize things without spending inordinate amounts of time and money mapping out every possible path a student might take.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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Next, which sells clothing, accessories and home furnishings, said consumers are buying fewer entry-level products and more items at the middle and top end of the price pyramid.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
8 Jan. 2025
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Best Winter Apparel Deals Arguably the most important item to pack for your snow getaway is clothing.—
Erica Paige,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2025
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The law is modeled on one enacted last summer by Vermont.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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There are episodes all about navigating emotionally challenging situations and modeling coping techniques for children through events large and small.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
9 Jan. 2025
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More than 600 pop-up community centers, known as Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs), are now in operation, a grassroots effort that has become the central relief apparatus.—
Karl Vick,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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With the most sophisticated intelligence apparatus in the world, the Biden administration appeared to not register what the rest of the world could clearly see.—
Sarah Yager,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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While the wind patterns themselves may not have worsened because of climate change, the overlap of dry vegetation and seasonal winds has intensified wildfire risk.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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In addition, the Supreme Court is proposing a significant change in how judicial salaries are set, calling for a new, independent salary committee, patterned after the panel that sets legislative salaries.—
Scott McIntosh,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Jan. 2025
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Make sure to get a good sear on the beef tips in the skillet, and don't skimp on the sour cream. get the recipe 03 of 21 Old-Fashioned Chicken And Dumplings Classic chicken 'n dumplings epitomizes quintessential Southern cuisine, combining all the good stuff in one singular bowl.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2025
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Her own childhood could have been the stuff of an Audiard movie.—
Julian Sancton,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Jan. 2025
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Women would turn up to his signings dressed in the elaborate Victorian-goth attire of his characters and beg him to sign their breasts or slip him key cards to their hotel rooms.—
Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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The pedestrian crash prevention research tests were conducted with dummies wearing four different outfits: all white, all black, a highly reflective jacket, and black clothing with reflective strips like attire worn by roadway workers.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gear. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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