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paraphernalia

[par-uh-fer-neyl-yuh, -fuh-neyl-] / ˌpær ə fərˈneɪl jə, -fəˈneɪl- /


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Sure, the production has all the paraphernalia a major pop tour - big sets, plumes of smoke, inspired choreography - but there are long stretches where it's just Grande on stage with her band.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Every day by 9 a.m., she and her husband arrive on a cycle rickshaw from home with a gas stove and other paraphernalia and work until around 5 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

But even outwith the machines and coffee itself, there is an assortment of related paraphernalia.

From BBC May 25, 2026

She has, and continues to collect, pop star dolls and paraphernalia.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2026

They were a medicine man’s paraphernalia, laid beside the painted gourd rattles and deer-hoof clackers of the ceremony.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko




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