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paraphernalia

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


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She dotes on her husband, who suffers from dementia and comes to terms with all the paraphernalia and recordings from her career that she hoarded for decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

“Charizard and Pikachu, they’re kind of bubbly and kind of lighthearted,” he said while shuffling through Pokémon cards and other themed paraphernalia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

"Winnie the Pooh is all of us," said Kevin Kern, senior manager of research at the Walt Disney Archives in Burbank, California, where all kinds of Pooh paraphernalia are neatly catalogued.

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

People who meet Reese in his brightly colored paraphernalia could be forgiven for thinking otherwise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 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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