outfitted

verb

past tense of outfit
as in equipped
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity outfitted the scuba instructors handsomely with all new gear

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Recent Examples of outfitted Starship is designed for full reusability and is equipped with a payload bay outfitted to accommodate SpaceX's upgraded Version 3 Starlink satellites, which are too large for the workhorse Falcon 9. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026 The Blue Moon Mark 2 lander used on Artemis III will also need to be outfitted with life support systems. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 Sit indoors among the sleek black and white marble interiors or, weather permitting, head outside to the garden nestled into the courtyard outfitted with pastel armchairs and sofas among the climbing ivy and leafy potted plants. — Jaclyn Degiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 Ever the showman, Musk also seemed to presage the merger last week with the unveiling of Tesla’s new superfast Roadster, which has yet to be released but was specially outfitted with SpaceX booster rockets to perform flips in midair on a livestream. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Once on the plane (one of select Boeing 777-300ERs outfitted with new four-suite cabins), each first-class passenger has 37 square feet to themselves. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026 Naomi Odessa Miller-Dawson’s headstone is outfitted with a recipe book open to her famous spritz cookies atop her epitaph in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery. — Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 The entry-level system for this 16-inch AI workstation is outfitted with Nvidia’s base-model 18-core RTX Spark N1X chip, which uses the 18-core Grace CPU processor, and its Blackwell GPU with 5,120 CUDA cores. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 In addition, European nations should agree to develop a long-range missile that could be outfitted with a nuclear warhead developed jointly by France and the United Kingdom. — Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outfitted
  1. equipped
  2. furnished
  3. supplied
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  • But even the most sophisticated diagnostic tools cannot improve outcomes if patients cannot access the specialists and health care systems equipped to use them.
    — Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Atlas can tow up to 5,000 pounds (2,268 kg) when properly equipped, giving it useful capability for small campers, boats, and recreational trailers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of equipped
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  • Shown incomplete, it will be furnished with a bed that doubles as a daybed, since there's no room for a separate sofa.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
  • And throughout, the rooms are furnished with pieces from local artists and craftspeople, including Greek art, bespoke marble tables, and cast glass and iron lighting.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of furnished
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  • The adventure park opened in 2018, built into a former granite mine that supplied stone for the California Capitol, according to Jacobs.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • However, the discovery alone did not establish whether the websites supplied the victims' addresses.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of supplied

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