by machine

idiom

: with a machine
The mail used to be sorted by hand but is sorted now by machine.

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To cut dough by machine: Run the pasta sheets through the pasta cutter, then toss noodles with flour to prevent sticking. Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025 This gentler method helps prevent potential damage that could be caused by machine washing and preserves the shape and materials of the hat. Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 14 June 2025 Taken together, these definitions likely cover tools that employers use every day, from resume screening software and video interview scoring platforms to employee monitoring systems powered by machine learning. Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 Analytics platforms, often powered by machine learning, distill this data into predictive models and actionable advice. Johan Hajji, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for by machine

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“By machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20machine. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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