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accoutrements (or accouterments), equipment, gear, hardware, kit [chiefly British], material(s), matériel (or materiel), outfit, paraphernalia, stuff, tackle
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But the scientists who developed the new exosuit say no individual apparatus until this one has demonstrated the ability to aid both types of motion. — Jeremy Hsu, Scientific American, "An Innovative Robotic Exosuit Boosts Both Walking and Running," 16 Aug. 2019 To ensure the best individual gymnasts are at the Olympics, international gymnastics officials shrunk the size of the teams to four people and are awarding some of those spots to apparatus specialists. — Tess Demeyer, azcentral, "Jade Carey of Phoenix blazes unconventional path to Olympics," 9 Aug. 2019 This new security apparatus was not designed to combat white domestic terrorism. — Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic, "Donât Give the Government More Power to Fight White Terrorism," 7 Aug. 2019 The apparatus travels up a steep escarpment, connecting TomĂ© De Souza Square with the waterfront down below. — Keith Plocek, New York Times, "9 Cities Where Public Transit Offers Eye-Popping Views," 6 Aug. 2019 Teeterboard: Using this seesaw apparatus, the flips and somersaults get increasingly complex between two groups of artists. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, "Cirque du Soleil brings âCorteoâ to BB&T Center | Video," 17 July 2019 Since 2017, the city has purchased 43 new fire apparatus, including the 10 unveiled Monday, and built or renovated nine fire stations. — Sam Hodgson/the San Diego Union-tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego unveils 10 new fire engines to be put into service," 3 June 2019 Yet from the Palestinian and Arab point of view, this vast Jewish apparatus supporting Israel is a cultural, political, and economic lifeline to a state thatâs vicious oppressing their people. — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, "Iâm an American Jew who abhors Israelâs violence. I still canât boycott Israel.," 15 May 2018 He had been imprisoned after only 13 months in office, a victim of Brotherhood insularity, mounting public distrust and an Egyptian security apparatus accustomed to being in charge. — Karl Vick, Time, "Mohamed Morsi: The Arab World's Lost Promise," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'apparatus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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