as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
the hospital's operating rooms boast the very latest medical apparatus
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Recent Examples of apparatus
The change comes on the heels of numerous others within Denver’s planning and permitting apparatus.
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 29 July 2025
Trump and Musk have dismembered the federal bureaucracy, but its old tendencies are still prevailing; the apparatus clings to the vendors that have delivered results.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
As of Sunday, Fan’s Weibo account remains active (a deactivation would be one of the first signs a performer has fallen afoul of China’s censorship apparatus) – though some posts railing against the veiled official warning have been removed.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
Although power remained narrowly concentrated under Assad, many Alawites occupied key positions in the security apparatus as well as the government.
—Güneş Murat Tezcür, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 29 July 2025
Trump and Musk have dismembered the federal bureaucracy, but its old tendencies are still prevailing; the apparatus clings to the vendors that have delivered results.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
As of Sunday, Fan’s Weibo account remains active (a deactivation would be one of the first signs a performer has fallen afoul of China’s censorship apparatus) – though some posts railing against the veiled official warning have been removed.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
Although power remained narrowly concentrated under Assad, many Alawites occupied key positions in the security apparatus as well as the government.
—Güneş Murat Tezcür, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparatus
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According to a May 2025 report from the German government, this aid includes equipment and weapons such as air defense systems, combat vehicles, artillery systems, armored transport vehicles, small arms, and ammunition, as well as other types of support, including medical supplies and clothing.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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The interns from Milwaukee School of Engineering and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee gained hands-on experience in data science, business intelligence and other areas of Komatsu’s mining equipment manufacturing operations.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Any other man would’ve put it in gear and left town.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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After days of careful work, rescuers released a humpback whale entangled in fishing gear off the coast of Canada.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Apparatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparatus. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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