EQUIPPING Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

equipping

verb

present participle of equip

as in preparing

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function years of service in the congress and in the cabinet equipped him better than most people for the office of the presidency

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as in furnishing

to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity a visit to a ski shop to equip ourselves for a week of skiing in the Rockies

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Recent Examples of equipping For some, these new measures promise to weed out AI use in the classroom, whether by discouraging students from relying on LLMs or equipping professors with a foolproof method of identifying its use. — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Advertisement Solomon therefore expressed skepticism about equipping thousands of DHS field agents, across the country, with even more advanced surveillance tools. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 The installations at the 500 delis were completed in April, but the city has not committed any additional funds towards equipping the thousands of bodegas that remain unprotected, Mateo said. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 For Mitchell, the more immediate danger comes from people deliberately equipping capable agents with the tools and access to cause harm. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026 Ars recently covered a $100 million deal—reportedly funded by Germany—that is equipping the Ukrainian military with drones capable of performing AI target tracking. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026 Nationwide site evaluation process Constructing and equipping the facility involves an initial capital expenditure of $71 million. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026 For example, telecommunication companies are elevating equipment above flood lines and equipping cell sites with backup batteries to ensure continuous operation during and after major storms. — Sylvain Johansson, Fortune, 7 July 2026 The partnership will officially kick off with a four-session series for GFS Fellows, equipping them with critical skills in sound recording, listening, and community building. — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 30 June 2026

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Gemini's agents can assist with contract review and redlining, legal and policy research, regulatory monitoring, drafting NDAs, preparing documents for redaction, creating contracting playbooks and handling data-subject access requests.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Even as the justices were preparing to release their opinion, the postal service did in fact develop and release a new rule about mail-in voting.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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SoFi is also unique in offering a bonus for good grades and interest rate discounts to qualifying members.

— Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
For the third year in a row, the Academy Awards’ Board of Governors is recognizing Dallas-Fort Worth as one of six Oscar-qualifying areas in the country.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of qualifying

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Hendrick Motorsports was heavily involved in the first movie, supplying cars and technical advice during filming.

— Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Among them is Elephant Butte Lake in New Mexico that’s critical for supplying water for crops in southern New Mexico, Texas and Mexico.

— Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of supplying

Verb

The partnership represents Left On Friday’s largest investment in the sport to date, outfitting every athlete, plus event staff and volunteers.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The yard will need specialized infrastructure for submarine assembly, outfitting, testing and commissioning.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of outfitting

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