inner workings
plural noun
: the parts (of something) that are only known by the people who work on it
He wanted to experience the inner workings of the political campaign.
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Arcane difficulty How well does the game explain its inner workings?
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ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
The inner workings of the Millennium Falcon's hyperdrive were never quite so important.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Smith said the pipes and inner workings expand and contract based on the temperature.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Solomon peppers his story with generational resentments and art-world posturing, while Soderbergh films the interiors of McKellen’s English townhouse like the inner workings of a sarcophagus.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
The inner workings of the Millennium Falcon's hyperdrive were never quite so important.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Smith said the pipes and inner workings expand and contract based on the temperature.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Solomon peppers his story with generational resentments and art-world posturing, while Soderbergh films the interiors of McKellen’s English townhouse like the inner workings of a sarcophagus.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inner workings
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“Inner workings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20workings. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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