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paraphernalia

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


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

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 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

Promotional paraphernalia has blanketed Hong Kong, a city of about 7.5 million people, in the run-up to the elections.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2025

“Irresistible” might be set in the period we know as the Victorian era, and there are royals and attendant paraphernalia, but lovers of polite courtly romances might want to steer clear.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2025

“I thought that you might react like that. Therefore I have kept all of this paraphernalia stashed at Paradise Vendors, Incorporated.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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