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paraphernalia

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


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"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

At his home officers found quantities of the same chemical he had sent through the post along with other paraphernalia.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

I see now that it’s easy to be cavalier about the paraphernalia of aging when you know they are only temporary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 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

Tante Jans, who loved medical paraphernalia of every kind, took a tremendous fancy to the new doctor and from then on consulted him as often as her finances would permit.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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