Meaning & use
paraphernalia
Miscellaneous items, equipment, or accessories associated with a particular activity or interest.
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The garage was cluttered with camping paraphernalia like tents, stoves, and lanterns.
Police found drug paraphernalia scattered across the abandoned apartment.
A note on using this word
Paraphernalia is always plural in meaning but takes a singular verb, as in the paraphernalia was everywhere.
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